Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 3.0% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL24.39
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL22.23
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.30
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.81
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.90
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.61
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.29
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.33
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.47
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.93
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.83
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.83
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.99
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL39.13
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL55,638.58
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL13.16
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL43.35
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,279.14
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL932.79
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL144.51
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL559.69
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL10,008.02
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.25
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.93
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL109.33
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL15.19
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL165.62
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL120.54
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL273.21
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL290.43
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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