Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 19.2% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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