Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 48.3% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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