Cost of living comparison
Albania is 95.5% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Albania instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 88.0% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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