Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 49.6% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.74
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.31
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.12
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.25
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 69.0% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.25
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.14
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,673.80
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.17
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.74
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,137.23
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€943.39
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.40
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,584.66
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,429.60
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.01
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.87
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.48
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.03
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.45
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.62
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.05
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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