Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 37.5% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 64.6% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
Burundi
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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