Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 17.1% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 64.3% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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