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Tajikistan vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 44.5% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 54.8% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 40.2% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 31.6% less in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	Guyana	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,488.33	$5.61 TJS61.26	-52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,791.60	$7.97 TJS87.00	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.81	$0.59 TJS6.47	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.30	$0.28 TJS3.06	-60.6%
Average			-42.8%

Guyana vs. Tajikistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

	Guyana	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD420.18	$0.57 TJS6.23	-71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,122.00	$4.28 TJS46.69	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,578.92	$3.05 TJS33.24	-75.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD713.32	$1.47 TJS16.09	-56.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.52	$1.88 TJS20.56	-28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.39	$0.54 TJS5.93	-69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.22	$0.88 TJS9.60	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.72	$1.09 TJS11.92	-35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.50	$0.36 TJS3.94	-82.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD148.00	$0.30 TJS3.22	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD195.05	$0.21 TJS2.25	-77.8%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Guyana	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD838.32	$3.19 TJS34.78	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,971.99	$4.68 TJS51.05	-83.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,284,596.80	$20,113.17 TJS219,497.39	+28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,071.53	$3.11 TJS33.95	-89.3%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 40.2% less for housing

	Guyana	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,814.90	$23.95 TJS261.36	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,257.19	$365.06 TJS3,983.91	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,890.50	$230.24 TJS2,512.67	-18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,777.58	$35.90 TJS391.73	-41.2%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Guyana	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,668.05	$106.65 TJS1,163.85	-87.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,865,090.43	$10,076.23 TJS109,963.09	-56.6%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.90	$1.12 TJS12.25	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.85	$1.61 TJS17.61	-58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.85	$2.34 TJS25.52	+7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,128.55	$30.25 TJS330.10	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,244.17	$4.68 TJS51.05	-21.2%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

	Guyana	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,962.66	$24.79 TJS270.54	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,948.66	$36.11 TJS394.07	-30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,517.85	$76.71 TJS837.15	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,920.65	$38.36 TJS418.58	-52.5%
Average			-31.6%

Guyana vs. Tajikistan - Cost of clothing

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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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