Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 54.4% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Israel, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪70.03
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.63
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.95
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.87
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.78
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.62
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.16
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.50
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.15
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.29
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.32
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 67.8% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.17
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.43
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.62
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪246.11
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.63
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪490.17
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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