Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 50.8% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Canada, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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