Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 30.2% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
|
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