Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 31.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.44
TJS37.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$4.58
TJS50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$2.70
TJS29.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$2.38
TJS26.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.36
TJS36.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$6.42
TJS70.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,565.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$3.10
TJS33.83
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$26.72
TJS291.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$353.19
TJS3,853.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$23.95
TJS261.30
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,015.46
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$39.22
TJS427.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.13
TJS45.01
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$27.51
TJS300.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$23.38
TJS255.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$48.14
TJS525.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$44.70
TJS487.64
|
|
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