Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 77.8% more expensive than Nepal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.2% more in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 33.9% more in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 51.3% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Tajikistan
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.9% more in Tajikistan
- Clothing
-
pay 41.4% more in Tajikistan
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tajikistan are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR217.46
|
$5.61
TJS61.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR927.43
|
$7.97
TJS86.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR57.44
|
$0.59
TJS6.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.77
|
$0.28
TJS3.05
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR64.23
|
$0.57
TJS6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR443.33
|
$4.28
TJS46.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR388.65
|
$3.05
TJS33.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR207.35
|
$1.47
TJS16.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR195.38
|
$1.88
TJS20.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR136.36
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR55.75
|
$0.88
TJS9.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR65.75
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.89
|
$0.36
TJS3.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR25.58
|
$0.30
TJS3.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR36.07
|
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR669.31
|
$3.19
TJS34.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,202.58
|
$4.68
TJS50.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,266,523.07
|
$20,113.17
TJS218,897.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,259.67
|
$3.11
TJS33.85
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,286.09
|
$23.95
TJS260.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,596.17
|
$365.06
TJS3,973.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,293.12
|
$230.24
TJS2,505.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,866.03
|
$35.90
TJS390.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR7,134.67
|
$106.65
TJS1,160.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR392,701.19
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,662.32
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR305.05
|
$1.12
TJS12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR216.63
|
$1.61
TJS17.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR401.75
|
$2.34
TJS25.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,299.24
|
$30.25
TJS329.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR408.94
|
$4.68
TJS50.91
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,954.53
|
$24.79
TJS269.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,735.62
|
$36.11
TJS393.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,573.79
|
$76.71
TJS834.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,226.76
|
$38.36
TJS417.43
|
|
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