Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 50.5% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 7.3% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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