Tajikistan vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tajikistan United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$2516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$5730
🏠 One person rent
$300
$1598
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$2655
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$4539
💸 GDP per capita
$1341
$85810
😃 Human freedom index
5.38
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
19
65
🌐 English speaking %
5%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
20
100
😀 Quality of life
28
87
🏙️ Population
10.6M
340M

The average cost of living in Tajikistan ($684) is 73% less expensive than in the United States ($2516). Tajikistan ranked 150th vs 9th for the United States in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tajikistan compared to 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 164th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tajikistan vs the United States

We calculate prices for Tajikistan and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2202 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.

Tajikistan United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$3048
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$2458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.07%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$4491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$3675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$6.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7626
$20562

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In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$712
863K
Khujand
$603
199K
Qurghonteppa
$684
127K
Istaravshan
$658
64.3K
Konibodom
$626
54.4K
Tursunzoda
$680
46.7K
Panjakent
$674
33K
Ghafurov
$600
18.4K
Buston
$650
29.8K
Istiklol
$620
14.2K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4203
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3361
3.9M
Chicago
$2799
2.75M
Houston
$2240
2.3M
San Diego
$3469
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2584
1.6M
Phoenix
$2340
1.61M
Dallas
$2447
1.3M
San Francisco
$4110
874K
San Jose
$3952
1.01M
San Antonio
$2023
1.43M
Seattle
$3162
737K
Austin
$2416
962K
Washington
$3328
690K
Boston
$3652
676K
Indianapolis
$2382
888K
Hempstead
$2655
793K
Fort Worth
$2217
919K
Jacksonville
$2222
950K
Charlotte
$2423
875K
Columbus
$2181
906K
Denver
$2775
716K
Portland
$2684
653K
Nashville
$2524
689K
Las Vegas
$2414
642K
Oklahoma City
$1872
681K
Atlanta
$2641
499K
Oakland
$3254
441K
Baltimore
$2323
586K
Sacramento
$2825
525K