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Tajikistan vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 20.0% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 52.4% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 57.3% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 9.6% more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 45.2% more in Tajikistan

The cost of clothing and childcare in Tajikistan are more expensive than in Guinea. Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$6.09 TJS55.86	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$8.60 TJS78.94	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$0.56 TJS5.18	-65.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.31 TJS2.81	-74.5%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Guinea	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$0.55 TJS5.03	-58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$5.82 TJS53.43	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$3.96 TJS36.37	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$1.72 TJS15.80	-56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$1.75 TJS16.03	-38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$0.70 TJS6.42	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$1.18 TJS10.87	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$0.92 TJS8.46	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$0.44 TJS4.05	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.29 TJS2.63	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.20 TJS1.86	-71.9%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 52.4% less for transportation

	Guinea	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$4.06 TJS37.29	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$10.59 TJS97.15	-62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	-64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$3.60 TJS33.03	-59.4%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 57.3% less for housing

	Guinea	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$19.59 TJS179.73	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$370.61 TJS3,400.53	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$239.79 TJS2,200.21	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$34.50 TJS316.55	-74.0%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 9.6% more for childcare

	Guinea	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$95.29 TJS874.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$6,972.94 TJS63,979.70	+9.6%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$1.06 TJS9.72	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$1.50 TJS13.76	-54.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$2.65 TJS24.29	+127.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$33.89 TJS310.95	-62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$4.50 TJS41.29	+11.1%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 45.2% more for clothing

	Guinea	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$26.45 TJS242.68	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$33.67 TJS308.94	+34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$60.88 TJS558.63	+102.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$55.59 TJS510.05	+11.2%
Average			+45.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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