Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 48.3% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF842
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF360
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 64.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
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