Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 0.7% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Chad, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Chad
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Chad
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
Chad
|
Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
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