Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 15.5% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
$7.97
TJS86.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
$0.59
TJS6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Moldova
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
$4.28
TJS46.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
$1.47
TJS16.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
$0.88
TJS9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
$0.36
TJS3.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
$0.30
TJS3.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Moldova
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
$3.11
TJS33.89
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Moldova
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
$365.06
TJS3,977.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
$230.24
TJS2,508.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
$35.90
TJS391.12
|
|
pay 10.5% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,791.16
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
$1.61
TJS17.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
$30.25
TJS329.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
$24.79
TJS270.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
$38.36
TJS417.92
|
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