Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 43.1% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Malta, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.64
|
$5.05
TJS53.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
$9.09
TJS97.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$0.58
TJS6.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.45
|
$0.26
TJS2.78
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Malta
|
Tajikistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.58
TJS6.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.16
|
$4.21
TJS44.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$2.98
TJS31.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
$1.65
TJS17.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.54
|
$1.80
TJS19.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.52
TJS5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.12
TJS11.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.08
TJS11.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.49
TJS5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.29
TJS3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.20
TJS2.15
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Malta
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$3.30
TJS35.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.54
|
$4.59
TJS48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€24,149.68
|
$19,744.22
TJS210,660.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.38
|
$3.12
TJS33.31
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Malta
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€31.26
|
$23.51
TJS250.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€872.36
|
$384.54
TJS4,102.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€725.23
|
$196.68
TJS2,098.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€75.89
|
$49.41
TJS527.14
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€540.18
|
$94.89
TJS1,012.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,216.67
|
$13,407.70
TJS143,052.97
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$1.10
TJS11.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.33
|
$2.25
TJS24.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
$2.30
TJS24.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.66
|
$33.52
TJS357.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.64
|
$4.59
TJS48.99
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€83.44
|
$29.85
TJS318.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
$35.45
TJS378.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€80.56
|
$75.30
TJS803.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€96.96
|
$52.80
TJS563.39
|
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