Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 2.3 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR452.81
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
$7.97
TJS86.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
$0.59
TJS6.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
$4.28
TJS46.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
$1.47
TJS16.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
$0.88
TJS9.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
$0.36
TJS3.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
$0.30
TJS3.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
$3.11
TJS33.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
$365.06
TJS3,977.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
$230.24
TJS2,508.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
$35.90
TJS391.12
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,791.16
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
$1.61
TJS17.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
$30.25
TJS329.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
$24.79
TJS270.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
$38.36
TJS417.92
|
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