Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 2.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 68.5% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$7.97
TJS86.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.59
TJS6.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$4.28
TJS46.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.47
TJS16.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.88
TJS9.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.36
TJS3.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.30
TJS3.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$3.11
TJS33.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$365.06
TJS3,977.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$230.24
TJS2,508.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$35.90
TJS391.12
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,791.16
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.61
TJS17.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$30.25
TJS329.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 98.5% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$24.79
TJS270.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$38.36
TJS417.92
|
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