Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.7 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
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