Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 50.6% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
|
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