Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 0.4% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL690
|
$5.05
TJS54.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL583
|
$9.09
TJS97.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$0.58
TJS6.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.26
TJS2.80
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.58
TJS6.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL453
|
$4.21
TJS45.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL643
|
$2.98
TJS32.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$1.65
TJS17.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL297
|
$1.80
TJS19.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.52
TJS5.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$1.12
TJS12.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$1.08
TJS11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$0.49
TJS5.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.29
TJS3.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.20
TJS2.16
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL725
|
$3.30
TJS35.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,442
|
$4.59
TJS49.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,816,914
|
$19,744.22
TJS212,593.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,720
|
$3.12
TJS33.62
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,472
|
$23.51
TJS253.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,890
|
$384.54
TJS4,140.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,382
|
$196.68
TJS2,117.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,175
|
$49.41
TJS531.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,367
|
$94.89
TJS1,021.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL276,510
|
$13,407.70
TJS144,366.10
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$1.10
TJS11.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$2.25
TJS24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL327
|
$2.30
TJS24.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,368
|
$33.52
TJS360.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL757
|
$4.59
TJS49.44
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Albania
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,243
|
$29.85
TJS321.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,155
|
$35.45
TJS381.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,233
|
$75.30
TJS810.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,592
|
$52.80
TJS568.57
|
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