Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 58.0% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$8.59
ARS8,568.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$6.73
ARS6,710.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$1.32
ARS1,317.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$1.00
ARS999.84
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.43
ARS1,423.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$3.84
ARS3,824.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$4.28
ARS4,266.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$1.79
ARS1,786.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.64
ARS2,633.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.91
ARS903.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.85
ARS845.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.64
ARS642.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$1.01
ARS1,003.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.46
ARS462.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.46
ARS455.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$3.66
ARS3,650.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$13.28
ARS13,240.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$28,930.00
ARS28,849,709.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$9.90
ARS9,868.78
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$19.37
ARS19,313.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$303.40
ARS302,561.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$221.72
ARS221,100.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$41.92
ARS41,807.01
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$173.69
ARS173,205.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,833,832.53
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.81
ARS1,804.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$2.09
ARS2,080.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.36
ARS2,350.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$18.92
ARS18,865.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$4.76
ARS4,750.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$79.59
ARS79,372.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$69.14
ARS68,951.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$107.64
ARS107,339.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$100.20
ARS99,918.51
|
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