Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 30.5% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
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