Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 8.9% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Uganda
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
|
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