Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 44.0% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.91
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.18
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.65
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.10
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.08
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,463.50
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.20
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.50
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.35
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€136.09
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.94
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,014.77
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.35
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.54
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.59
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.52
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.96
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.10
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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