Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 7.8% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
Laos
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Laos
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Laos
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
|
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