Switzerland vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Switzerland Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2846
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7289
$1583
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$2929
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$872
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6611
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$99565
$1161
😃 Human freedom index
9.14
5.38
❤️ Life expectancy
83.5
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
19
🌐 English speaking %
61.3%
5%
🎓 Higher education
99
20
😀 Quality of life
100
20
🏙️ Population
8.9M
9.5M

The average cost of living in Switzerland ($2846) is 369% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($607). Switzerland ranked 4th 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 2.3 months in Switzerland compared to 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 1st and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Switzerland vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Switzerland and Tajikistan as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Switzerland Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.8
$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$114
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.13
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$5.71
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.86
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3162
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2517
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.41%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15526
$801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8758
$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.9
$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.3
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.07
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$134
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$44.7
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2492
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28537
$11573

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3234
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K

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