Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 8.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 62.4% more for housing
Turkey
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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