Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 13.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Maldives
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Tajikistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Tajikistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Maldives
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Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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