Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 99.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Lesotho
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Tajikistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Lesotho
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Tajikistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
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pay 36.8% less for transportation
Lesotho
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Tajikistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
Lesotho
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Tajikistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Tajikistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
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Tajikistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Lesotho
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Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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