Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 31.8% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.8% less in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 29.0% less in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 30.6% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
-
pay 61.5% less in Tajikistan
- Childcare
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pay 23.1% less in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 17.1% less in Tajikistan
- Clothing
-
pay 49.5% less in Tajikistan
Expenses including housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB785.40
|
$5.61
TJS61.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB816.21
|
$7.97
TJS87.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB102.76
|
$0.59
TJS6.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.73
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.29
|
$0.57
TJS6.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB635.32
|
$4.28
TJS46.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB795.70
|
$3.05
TJS33.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB346.78
|
$1.47
TJS16.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB739.09
|
$1.88
TJS20.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB432.15
|
$0.54
TJS5.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.28
|
$0.88
TJS9.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.14
|
$1.09
TJS11.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.60
|
$0.36
TJS3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.75
|
$0.30
TJS3.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB103.96
|
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB638.76
|
$3.19
TJS34.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,309.01
|
$4.68
TJS51.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,272,516.42
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,497.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB479.75
|
$3.11
TJS33.95
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,405.83
|
$23.95
TJS261.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,444.01
|
$365.06
TJS3,983.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,337.24
|
$230.24
TJS2,512.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,341.41
|
$35.90
TJS391.73
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,664.90
|
$106.65
TJS1,163.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,748,720.52
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,963.09
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB130.90
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB150.50
|
$1.61
TJS17.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB523.60
|
$2.34
TJS25.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,858.95
|
$30.25
TJS330.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB877.03
|
$4.68
TJS51.05
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,326.87
|
$24.79
TJS270.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,839.37
|
$36.11
TJS394.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,247.59
|
$76.71
TJS837.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,619.29
|
$38.36
TJS418.58
|
|
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