Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 70.1% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 60.2% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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