Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 3.3% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
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