Russia vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$310
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$190
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$1054
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
20
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
5%
🎓 Higher education
85
20
😀 Quality of life
44
23
🏙️ Population
147M
8.92M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 0.5% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($649). Russia ranked 143rd vs 144th 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 107th and 166th 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
$6.41
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
18.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$7.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$93.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$11507

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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
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$638
863K
Khujand
$692
182K
Qurghonteppa
$632
127K
Istaravshan
$672
64.3K
Konibodom
$674
54.4K
Buston
$682
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$629
46.7K
Panjakent
$647
33K
Ghafurov
$680
18.4K
Istiklol
$682
14.2K