Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 14.6% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
Indonesia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
Indonesia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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