Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 52.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 68.6% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
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