Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 25.3% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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