Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 43.7% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.73
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.80
|
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.60
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.08
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.44
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.25
|
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€854.15
|
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€694.89
|
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€431.95
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.87
|
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.45
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.01
|
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
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