Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 67.2% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Washington, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 60.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
Washington
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Washington
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Washington
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
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