Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 26.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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