Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 58.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Israel, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.06
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪54.53
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.66
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.59
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.31
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.69
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.05
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.65
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.14
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.34
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.92
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.32
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.33
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.23
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 67.5% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.46
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪206.79
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪141,969.81
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.03
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪99.58
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,690.75
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,212.88
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪607.89
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,253.35
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,728.29
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.39
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.59
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.67
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪237.42
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪42.48
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪308.45
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪197.75
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪417.18
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪476.49
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
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