Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 20.1% cheaper than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.5% less in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 15.2% less in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 48.1% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
-
pay 25.9% more in Tajikistan
- Childcare
-
pay 6.7% less in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.1% less in Tajikistan
- Clothing
-
pay 24.0% less in Tajikistan
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Romania, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.60
|
$5.61
TJS61.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.01
|
$7.97
TJS86.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.14
|
$0.59
TJS6.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.77
|
$0.28
TJS3.05
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.11
|
$0.57
TJS6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.98
|
$4.28
TJS46.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.89
|
$3.05
TJS33.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.42
|
$1.47
TJS16.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.81
|
$1.88
TJS20.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.11
|
$0.88
TJS9.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.07
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.03
|
$0.36
TJS3.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.30
TJS3.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.78
|
$3.19
TJS34.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.33
|
$4.68
TJS50.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON119,339.82
|
$20,113.17
TJS218,897.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.33
|
$3.11
TJS33.85
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.07
|
$23.95
TJS260.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,726.31
|
$365.06
TJS3,973.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,265.78
|
$230.24
TJS2,505.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON509.27
|
$35.90
TJS390.66
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,924.00
|
$106.65
TJS1,160.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,808.18
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,662.32
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.55
|
$1.12
TJS12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.45
|
$1.61
TJS17.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.13
|
$2.34
TJS25.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON177.41
|
$30.25
TJS329.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.36
|
$4.68
TJS50.91
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON273.55
|
$24.79
TJS269.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON165.54
|
$36.11
TJS393.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON330.88
|
$76.71
TJS834.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON381.99
|
$38.36
TJS417.43
|
|
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