Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 40.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
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Qatar
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
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pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
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pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
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