Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 12.8% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
|
pay 57.9% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL282.58
|
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
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