Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 46.5% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Tajikistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.09
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.10
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.43
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.21
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.69
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,062.50
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.71
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€493.29
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€403.81
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€144.43
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€344.69
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,122.73
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€34.00
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.65
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€53.12
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.68
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€64.17
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.29
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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