Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 13.3% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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