Russia vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$1583
🏠 One person rent
$388
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$1161
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
5.38
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
19
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
5%
🎓 Higher education
85
20
😀 Quality of life
45
20
🏙️ Population
146M
9.5M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 27% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($607). Russia ranked 127th vs 161st 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 months in Russia compared to 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 94th and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Russia and Tajikistan as a population-weighted mean of 122 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.

Russia Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$11573

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Tajikistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$605
863K
Khujand
$623
199K
Qurghonteppa
$596
127K
Istaravshan
$613
64.3K
Konibodom
$613
54.4K
Buston
$615
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$593
46.7K
Panjakent
$602
33K
Ghafurov
$614
18.4K
Istiklol
$613
14.2K