Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 35.3% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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