Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 74.7% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 66.6% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Slovakia
Housing: pay 78.2% more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 45.9% more in Slovakia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Slovakia are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Slovakia.

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Slovakia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Slovakia instead of Tajikistan, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$8.84 €7.87	+81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.92 €7.94	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.86 €1.66	+225.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	$1.41 €1.26	+317.0%
Average			+102.0%

Tajikistan vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.6% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$1.40 €1.25	+150.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$5.92 €5.27	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$3.92 €3.49	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$3.72 €3.31	+105.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$3.31 €2.94	+90.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$0.83 €0.74	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$0.84 €0.75	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.03 €0.92	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$1.75 €1.56	+332.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$0.61 €0.54	+145.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$0.64 €0.57	+274.8%
Average			+66.6%

Tajikistan vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$6.85 €6.10	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$29.63 €26.37	-8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	+59.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$12.42 €11.06	+237.3%
Average			+48.4%

Tajikistan vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.2% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$19.25 €17.14	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$608.23 €541.35	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$502.60 €447.34	+76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	$194.53 €173.14	+344.2%
Average			+78.2%

Tajikistan vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$469.66 €418.02	+463.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	+89.1%
Average			+226.3%

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pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.27 €2.02	+90.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$2.69 €2.40	+57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$6.08 €5.41	+104.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$42.98 €38.25	+17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	$8.85 €7.88	+81.6%
Average			+61.8%

Tajikistan vs. Slovakia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.9% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$68.85 €61.28	+203.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$34.33 €30.56	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$79.79 €71.02	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$87.22 €77.63	+54.8%
Average			+45.9%

Tajikistan vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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