Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 84.1% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.50
|
$8.42
P115.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.00
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.88
P12.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.56
P7.66
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.47
|
$2.41
P33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.01
|
$4.54
P62.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
$1.96
P26.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.80
P11.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
$0.71
P9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
$0.96
P13.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.62
P8.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.62
P8.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.68
P9.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.60
|
$4.19
P57.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.00
|
$22.96
P314.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,510.25
|
$18,748.78
P256,748.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.81
|
$18.98
P259.89
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.41
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,851.87
|
$251.58
P3,445.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,892.50
|
$202.25
P2,769.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.20
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
|
pay 39.9% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.26
|
$164.53
P2,253.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,996.51
|
$5,060.26
P69,295.89
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
$1.61
P22.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$2.31
P31.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.50
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.75
|
$33.61
P460.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.00
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.98
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.98
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.96
|
$55.75
P763.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.47
|
$62.31
P853.33
|
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