Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 0.4% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
|
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