Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Tajikistan

Tajikistan vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 56.6% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 57.2% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 72.9% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 67.4% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 4.7% more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.3% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 61.2% less in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,534	$5.61 TJS58.23	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,213	$7.97 TJS82.71	-52.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK367	$0.59 TJS6.15	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK264	$0.28 TJS2.91	-86.1%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 57.2% less for groceries

	Iceland	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK386	$0.57 TJS5.92	-80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK949	$4.28 TJS44.39	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK784	$3.05 TJS31.60	-49.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK708	$1.47 TJS15.30	-72.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,111	$1.88 TJS19.55	-77.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK160	$0.54 TJS5.64	-55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK134	$0.88 TJS9.12	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK153	$1.09 TJS11.33	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK245	$0.36 TJS3.74	-80.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK161	$0.30 TJS3.06	-76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK102	$0.21 TJS2.14	-73.7%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 72.9% less for transportation

	Iceland	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,092	$3.19 TJS33.06	-61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,310	$4.68 TJS48.53	-93.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,310,689	$20,113.17 TJS208,663.12	-50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,878	$3.11 TJS32.27	-85.9%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 67.4% less for housing

	Iceland	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK9,427	$23.95 TJS248.45	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK240,066	$365.06 TJS3,787.27	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK195,624	$230.24 TJS2,388.65	-84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,577	$35.90 TJS372.40	-38.1%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 4.7% more for childcare

	Iceland	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK33,719	$106.65 TJS1,106.40	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK782,876	$10,076.23 TJS104,535.37	+68.1%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,200	$1.12 TJS11.65	-87.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK607	$1.61 TJS16.74	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,535	$2.34 TJS24.26	-80.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,027	$30.25 TJS313.80	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,874	$4.68 TJS48.53	-67.4%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 61.2% less for clothing

	Iceland	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK14,528	$24.79 TJS257.19	-77.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,796	$36.11 TJS374.62	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK19,330	$76.71 TJS795.83	-48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK24,097	$38.36 TJS397.92	-79.2%
Average			-61.2%

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