Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 4.1% cheaper than Macedonia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.21
|
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.12
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.34
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.50
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Macedonia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.94
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.07
|
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.50
|
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.63
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.41
|
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.48
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.77
|
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.12
|
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.89
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.77
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.13
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD306.79
|
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,170.81
|
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,200,951.73
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.44
|
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,020.66
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,356.92
|
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,524.99
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,468.46
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,779.50
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,534.58
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.73
|
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.00
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.00
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,126.94
|
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.85
|
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,903.34
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,936.50
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,370.65
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,922.15
|
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
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