Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 13.8% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP443.27
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP448.07
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP53.54
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP32.22
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP99.51
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP196.34
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP264.44
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP100.01
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP136.51
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.88
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP20.07
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP63.54
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP38.16
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.74
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP60.59
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP289.61
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,515.45
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,649,982.45
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,312.49
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,356.94
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP36,226.37
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP20,073.75
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,158.04
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,627.76
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP281,140.24
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP152.71
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP125.48
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP249.36
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,075.80
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP359.47
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,591.95
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,881.01
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,763.42
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,897.16
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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