Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 5.9% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Benin, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Benin
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Benin
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Benin
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Benin
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
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