Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 49.3% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.7% less in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 56.6% less in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 56.7% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
-
pay 64.0% less in Tajikistan
- Childcare
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pay 34.6% less in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.2% less in Tajikistan
- Clothing
-
pay 30.4% less in Tajikistan
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$5.61
TJS60.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$7.97
TJS86.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.59
TJS6.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.57
TJS6.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.28
TJS46.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$3.05
TJS33.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$1.47
TJS16.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$1.88
TJS20.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.54
TJS5.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.88
TJS9.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.09
TJS11.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.36
TJS3.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.30
TJS3.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.21
TJS2.24
|
|
pay 56.7% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.19
TJS34.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$4.68
TJS50.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS218,222.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$3.11
TJS33.75
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$23.95
TJS259.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$365.06
TJS3,960.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$230.24
TJS2,498.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$35.90
TJS389.46
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$106.65
TJS1,157.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,324.63
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.12
TJS12.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.61
TJS17.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$2.34
TJS25.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$30.25
TJS328.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$4.68
TJS50.75
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$24.79
TJS268.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$36.11
TJS391.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$76.71
TJS832.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$38.36
TJS416.15
|
|
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