Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 10.5% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 62.9% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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