Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 30.5% cheaper than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.2% less in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 17.9% less in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 56.0% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
-
pay 26.4% less in Tajikistan
- Childcare
-
pay 0.5% more in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.9% less in Tajikistan
- Clothing
-
pay 30.7% less in Tajikistan
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN33.40
|
$5.61
TJS58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN28.19
|
$7.97
TJS82.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN6.55
|
$0.59
TJS6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.39
|
$0.28
TJS2.91
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.46
|
$0.57
TJS5.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN16.20
|
$4.28
TJS44.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN13.48
|
$3.05
TJS31.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.01
|
$1.47
TJS15.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.14
|
$1.88
TJS19.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.62
|
$0.54
TJS5.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.69
|
$0.88
TJS9.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN2.84
|
$1.09
TJS11.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.09
|
$0.36
TJS3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.38
|
$0.30
TJS3.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.84
|
$0.21
TJS2.14
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN22.84
|
$3.19
TJS33.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN106.58
|
$4.68
TJS48.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN113,276.52
|
$20,113.17
TJS208,663.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN29.12
|
$3.11
TJS32.27
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN54.19
|
$23.95
TJS248.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,264.55
|
$365.06
TJS3,787.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,799.20
|
$230.24
TJS2,388.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN692.24
|
$35.90
TJS372.40
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,196.45
|
$106.65
TJS1,106.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN22,613.54
|
$10,076.23
TJS104,535.37
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN11.74
|
$1.12
TJS11.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN11.45
|
$1.61
TJS16.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN17.10
|
$2.34
TJS24.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN122.35
|
$30.25
TJS313.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN24.34
|
$4.68
TJS48.53
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN284.51
|
$24.79
TJS257.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN132.63
|
$36.11
TJS374.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN294.53
|
$76.71
TJS795.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN328.12
|
$38.36
TJS397.92
|
|
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