Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 26.4% cheaper than Belarus.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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