Pakistan vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$381
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$927
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$151
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$137
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$1407
$1189
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
20
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
5%
🎓 Higher education
61
20
😀 Quality of life
24
19
🏙️ Population
224M
9.5M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($381) is 43% less expensive than in Tajikistan ($667). Pakistan ranked 195th 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 0.5 months in Pakistan compared to 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 158th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Tajikistan as a population-weighted mean of 36 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.

Pakistan Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.91
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.8
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.2
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.03%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$509
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.16
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$3.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.5
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1265
$12534

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$429
14.9M
Lahore
$406
11.1M
Faisalabad
$319
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$376
2.1M
Peshawar
$338
1.97M
Multan
$371
1.87M
Islamabad
$439
1.01M
Gujranwala
$280
2.03M
Hyderabad
$315
1.73M
Sialkot
$335
592K
Bahawalpur
$294
762K
Quetta
$285
1M
Sargodha
$456
660K
Sheikhupura
$376
473K
Mardan
$372
404K
Sukkur
$325
500K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
399K
Larkana
$327
491K
Okara
$310
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$323
259K
Mingora
$354
280K
Chiniot
$373
478K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Sahiwal
$312
248K
Nawabshah
$341
263K
Kamoke
$308
231K
Kohat
$374
171K
Jacobabad
$313
201K
Mirpur Khas
$376
237K

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