Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 29.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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