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
AFN160
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 98.5% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
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