Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 18.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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