Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 40.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$5.05
TJS53.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$9.09
TJS96.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.58
TJS6.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.26
TJS2.78
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
Finland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.58
TJS6.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$4.21
TJS44.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$2.98
TJS31.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.65
TJS17.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$1.80
TJS19.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.52
TJS5.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.12
TJS11.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.08
TJS11.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.49
TJS5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.29
TJS3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.20
TJS2.14
|
|
pay 67.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$3.30
TJS35.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$4.59
TJS48.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$19,744.22
TJS210,574.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$3.12
TJS33.30
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Finland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$23.51
TJS250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$384.54
TJS4,101.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$196.68
TJS2,097.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$49.41
TJS526.93
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
Finland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$94.89
TJS1,012.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,994.53
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.10
TJS11.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.25
TJS24.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$2.30
TJS24.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$33.52
TJS357.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$4.59
TJS48.97
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$29.85
TJS318.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$35.45
TJS378.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$75.30
TJS803.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$52.80
TJS563.16
|
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