Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 47.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 67.5% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Sweden
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Tajikistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Tajikistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
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