Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 26.9% cheaper than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.8% less in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 36.1% less in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 41.9% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
-
pay 42.0% less in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1% more in Tajikistan
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,265
|
$5.61
TJS61.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,086
|
$7.97
TJS86.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA491
|
$0.59
TJS6.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA369
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA701
|
$0.57
TJS6.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
TJS46.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA6,020
|
$3.05
TJS33.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,989
|
$1.47
TJS16.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,817
|
$1.88
TJS20.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
TJS5.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA318
|
$0.88
TJS9.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA636
|
$1.09
TJS11.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA636
|
$0.36
TJS3.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
TJS3.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA477
|
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,488
|
$3.19
TJS34.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.68
TJS51.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,113.17
TJS219,373.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.11
TJS33.93
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA26,252
|
$23.95
TJS261.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$365.06
TJS3,981.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$230.24
TJS2,511.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.90
TJS391.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.65
TJS1,163.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,076.23
TJS109,901.20
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,518
|
$1.12
TJS12.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,202
|
$1.61
TJS17.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA594
|
$2.34
TJS25.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,884
|
$30.25
TJS329.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,608
|
$4.68
TJS51.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.79
TJS270.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.11
TJS393.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.71
TJS836.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$38.36
TJS418.34
|
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