Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Tajikistan

Tajikistan vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 3.4% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 42.5% more in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 10.0% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Tajikistan

The cost of housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Tajikistan are more expensive than in Swaziland. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Tajikistan.

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Tajikistan vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$4.88 TJS44.99	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$5.42 TJS49.99	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.57 TJS5.28	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.34 TJS3.12	-42.2%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$0.56 TJS5.18	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$5.53 TJS50.99	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$4.02 TJS37.14	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$1.81 TJS16.68	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$1.74 TJS16.06	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$0.76 TJS7.03	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$1.17 TJS10.77	+301.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$1.20 TJS11.11	+115.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.41 TJS3.74	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.25 TJS2.30	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.17 TJS1.59	-75.3%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$4.37 TJS40.37	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.50 TJS299.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$16,250.83 TJS150K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.68 TJS33.99
Average			-11.0%

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pay 42.5% more for housing

	Swaziland	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$17.18 TJS158.54	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	+65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	+61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$43.80 TJS404.21	-10.6%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 10.0% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$83.42 TJS769.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	-10.0%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$1.19 TJS11.00	-43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$1.71 TJS15.75	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$2.98 TJS27.50	+6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$36.56 TJS337.44	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$4.88 TJS44.99	+35.2%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$22.66 TJS209.13	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$44.38 TJS409.60	+195.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$64.10 TJS591.57	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$56.34 TJS519.91	+4.2%
Average			+16.6%

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