Cost of living comparison
Albania is 65.8% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Albania instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$5.36
ALL509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$7.57
ALL718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
|
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