Japan vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2959
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$528
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$33834
$1189
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
84
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
20
🌐 English speaking %
15%
5%
🎓 Higher education
98
20
😀 Quality of life
89
19
🏙️ Population
125M
9.5M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1160) is 74% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($667). Japan ranked 65th vs 151st for Tajikistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Japan compared to 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 16th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Japan and Tajikistan as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Japan Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.89
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$3.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11669
$12534

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$672
863K
Khujand
$658
199K
Qurghonteppa
$659
127K
Istaravshan
$667
64.3K
Konibodom
$663
54.4K
Buston
$671
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$655
46.7K
Panjakent
$664
33K
Ghafurov
$666
18.4K
Istiklol
$660
14.2K