Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 56.4% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.2% less in Tajikistan
- Groceries
-
pay 46.3% less in Tajikistan
- Transportation
-
pay 69.4% less in Tajikistan
- Housing
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pay 68.8% less in Tajikistan
- Childcare
-
pay 41.1% less in Tajikistan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 60.7% less in Tajikistan
- Clothing
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pay 40.2% less in Tajikistan
Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.48
|
$5.61
TJS60.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.74
|
$7.97
TJS86.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$0.59
TJS6.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.57
|
$0.57
TJS6.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$4.28
TJS46.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$3.05
TJS33.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$1.47
TJS16.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.05
|
$1.88
TJS20.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.54
TJS5.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.88
TJS9.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$1.09
TJS11.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$0.36
TJS3.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.30
TJS3.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.21
TJS2.24
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.86
|
$3.19
TJS34.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.31
|
$4.68
TJS50.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,084.26
|
$20,113.17
TJS218,222.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.00
|
$3.11
TJS33.75
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.91
|
$23.95
TJS259.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,133.59
|
$365.06
TJS3,960.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€924.93
|
$230.24
TJS2,498.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.10
|
$35.90
TJS389.46
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,431.50
|
$106.65
TJS1,157.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,958.71
|
$10,076.23
TJS109,324.63
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.88
|
$1.12
TJS12.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$1.61
TJS17.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.13
|
$2.34
TJS25.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.28
|
$30.25
TJS328.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.26
|
$4.68
TJS50.75
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.17
|
$24.79
TJS268.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.64
|
$36.11
TJS391.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.42
|
$76.71
TJS832.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.23
|
$38.36
TJS416.15
|
|
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