Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Tajikistan
  3. Zambia
  4. Comparison
TJS
COMPARED TO
ZMW

Zambia is 24.7% more expensive than Tajikistan.

If you lived in Zambia instead of Tajikistan, you would:
local_dining

pay 22.2% less for restaurants

  Tajikistan help_outline Zambia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.91
TJS25.58
$2.36
ZK20.83
-18.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.88
TJS34.10
$2.49
ZK21.93
-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
TJS4.38
$0.42
ZK3.74
-14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30
TJS2.68
$0.25
ZK2.17
-19.3%
Average -22.2%
Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 28.4% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.42
TJS3.67
$0.53
ZK4.64
+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.13
TJS18.76
$4.89
ZK43.15
+129.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.17
TJS19.09
$3.68
ZK32.46
+69.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.22
TJS10.77
$0.78
ZK6.91
-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.19
TJS10.44
$1.50
ZK13.20
+26.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.72
TJS6.33
$0.86
ZK7.61
+19.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.00
TJS8.83
$0.38
ZK3.35
-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.91
TJS8.03
$0.85
ZK7.52
-6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.52
TJS4.58
$0.27
ZK2.36
-48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.19
TJS1.64
$0.27
ZK2.35
+43.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.16
TJS1.44
$0.41
ZK3.62
+151.4%
Average +28.4%
Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 55.6% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.89
TJS25.46
$3.23
ZK28.48
+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $27.33
ZK241.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,695.45
TJS155,644.68
$9,775.23
ZK86,218.81
-44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $3.39
TJS29.84
$10.19
ZK89.84
+200.2%
Average +55.6%
Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 63.3% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $69.46
TJS610.96
$42.69
ZK376.50
-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $210.00
TJS1,847.10
$153.55
ZK1,354.37
-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $108.23
TJS951.97
$140.77
ZK1,241.63
+30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $17.51
TJS154.02
$68.04
ZK600.08
+288.5%
Average +63.3%
Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 64.2% more for childcare

  Tajikistan help_outline Zambia help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $116.31
TJS1,023.01
$101.85
ZK898.35
-12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,711.89
TJS59,036.09
$16,164.86
ZK142,576.18
+140.8%
Average +64.2%
Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.97
TJS8.53
$0.77
ZK6.80
-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.34
TJS11.76
$1.52
ZK13.39
+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.97
TJS8.53
$2.19
ZK19.33
+126.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $34.81
TJS306.19
$20.63
ZK181.95
-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.36
TJS38.36
$3.48
ZK30.70
-20.2%
Average +11.7%
Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 28.3% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $27.87
TJS245.14
$13.92
ZK122.79
-50.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $14.54
TJS127.88
$10.97
ZK96.74
-24.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $63.23
TJS556.19
$63.21
ZK557.52
Men's business shoes (leather) $81.08
TJS713.16
$72.84
ZK642.47
-10.2%
Average -28.3%
Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2021
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