Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 13.7% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
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