Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 12.8% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
|
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