Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 67.4% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Tajikistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
|
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