Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 12.6% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Yemen
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
|
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