Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 41.7% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.2% less in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 29.4% less in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 57.0% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
-
pay 23.3% less in Tajikistan
- Childcare
-
pay 49.9% less in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.7% less in Tajikistan
- Clothing
-
pay 40.3% less in Tajikistan
Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€8.75
|
$5.61
TJS54.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.05
|
$7.97
TJS77.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.17
|
$0.59
TJS5.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$0.28
TJS2.71
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.16
|
$0.57
TJS5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.43
|
$4.28
TJS41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€3.98
|
$3.05
TJS29.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.33
|
$1.47
TJS14.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.61
|
$1.88
TJS18.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.54
TJS5.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.66
|
$0.88
TJS8.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.89
|
$1.09
TJS10.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.19
|
$0.36
TJS3.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.33
|
$0.30
TJS2.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.32
|
$0.21
TJS1.99
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€5.78
|
$3.19
TJS30.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€33.71
|
$4.68
TJS45.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€21,906.11
|
$20,113.17
TJS194,348.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€7.76
|
$3.11
TJS30.06
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€14.73
|
$23.95
TJS231.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€400.07
|
$365.06
TJS3,527.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€276.05
|
$230.24
TJS2,224.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€168.39
|
$35.90
TJS346.85
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€365.89
|
$106.65
TJS1,030.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,449.41
|
$10,076.23
TJS97,364.30
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.31
|
$1.12
TJS10.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.62
|
$1.61
TJS15.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.23
|
$2.34
TJS22.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€36.54
|
$30.25
TJS292.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.56
|
$4.68
TJS45.20
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€65.45
|
$24.79
TJS239.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€36.93
|
$36.11
TJS348.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€72.22
|
$76.71
TJS741.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€103.24
|
$38.36
TJS370.62
|
|
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