Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tajikistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
?? |
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