Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 80.2% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 90.4% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$4.96
R$25.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$1.02
R$5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.63
R$3.26
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$4.04
R$21.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$3.80
R$19.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$1.81
R$9.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.74
R$3.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$0.44
R$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.70
R$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.47
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.45
R$2.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$4.69
R$24.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$43.51
R$226.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$7.69
R$40.03
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$182.14
R$947.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
|
pay 93.5% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$1.62
R$8.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$1.57
R$8.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$23.14
R$120.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$5.80
R$30.16
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$54.94
R$285.86
|
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