Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 28.1% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
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