Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 29.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$5.05
TJS53.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$9.09
TJS97.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$0.58
TJS6.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$0.26
TJS2.78
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$0.58
TJS6.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$4.21
TJS44.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$2.98
TJS31.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$1.65
TJS17.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$1.80
TJS19.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$0.52
TJS5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$1.12
TJS11.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$1.08
TJS11.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$0.49
TJS5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.29
TJS3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.20
TJS2.15
|
|
pay 60.2% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$3.30
TJS35.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$4.59
TJS48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$19,744.22
TJS210,660.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$3.12
TJS33.31
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$23.51
TJS250.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$384.54
TJS4,102.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$196.68
TJS2,098.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$49.41
TJS527.14
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$94.89
TJS1,012.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$13,407.70
TJS143,052.97
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$1.10
TJS11.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$2.25
TJS24.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$2.30
TJS24.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$33.52
TJS357.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$4.59
TJS48.99
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$29.85
TJS318.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$35.45
TJS378.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$75.30
TJS803.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$52.80
TJS563.39
|
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