Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 56.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Tajikistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.99
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.73
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.83
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.23
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.61
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.04
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,657.11
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.84
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Netherlands
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Tajikistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.38
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,237.44
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,009.66
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.22
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,562.64
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,687.82
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.33
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.06
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.43
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.39
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.96
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.72
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.88
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.78
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
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