Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Tajikistan

Tajikistan vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 50.2% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 44.5% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 64.2% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 43.9% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.7% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Tajikistan

Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	$5.61 TJS61.17	-42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	$7.97 TJS86.88	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	$0.59 TJS6.46	-70.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC743.89	$0.28 TJS3.06	-81.2%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 44.5% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	$0.57 TJS6.22	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	$4.28 TJS46.63	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	$3.05 TJS33.19	-56.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	$1.47 TJS16.07	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	$1.88 TJS20.53	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC892.43	$0.54 TJS5.92	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.67	$0.88 TJS9.58	+42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC606.66	$1.09 TJS11.90	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC609.28	$0.36 TJS3.93	-70.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC545.77	$0.30 TJS3.22	-73.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC555.45	$0.21 TJS2.25	-81.5%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 64.2% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	$3.19 TJS34.73	-43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	$4.68 TJS50.98	-90.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	$20,113.17 TJS219,198.87	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	$3.11 TJS33.90	-80.1%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	$23.95 TJS261.00	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	$365.06 TJS3,978.49	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	$230.24 TJS2,509.26	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	$35.90 TJS391.20	-47.4%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 43.9% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	$106.65 TJS1,162.26	-79.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	$10,076.23 TJS109,813.53	-8.3%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	$1.12 TJS12.23	-58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	$1.61 TJS17.59	-55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	$2.34 TJS25.49	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	$30.25 TJS329.65	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	$4.68 TJS50.98	-45.8%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	$24.79 TJS270.18	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	$36.11 TJS393.54	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	$76.71 TJS836.01	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	$38.36 TJS418.01	-60.5%
Average			-43.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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