Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 2.7 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$1.08
$167.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.75
$116.73
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$3.16
$488.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$3.10
$478.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$1.43
$220.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$1.52
$235.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$1.00
$155.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$1.05
$161.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$1.15
$178.16
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$5.00
$772.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
|
pay 51.2% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$2.19
$337.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$3.22
$498.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
|
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