Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 3.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
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