Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 10.1% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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