Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 68.0% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$5.41
R$31.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$6.75
R$39.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$1.09
R$6.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.66
R$3.87
|
|
pay 39.9% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$1.50
R$8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$4.39
R$25.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$3.93
R$23.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.09
R$12.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$1.71
R$10.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.88
R$5.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.57
R$3.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.47
R$2.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.71
R$4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.51
R$2.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.49
R$2.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$3.99
R$23.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$44.60
R$261.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$21,825.57
R$128,102.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$8.87
R$52.07
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$19.79
R$116.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$324.53
R$1,904.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$220.48
R$1,294.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$54.67
R$320.88
|
|
pay 75.3% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$278.36
R$1,633.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$7,686.64
R$45,115.96
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$1.76
R$10.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.69
R$9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$2.13
R$12.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$24.18
R$141.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$6.45
R$37.85
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$48.38
R$283.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$43.32
R$254.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$77.76
R$456.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$63.51
R$372.74
|
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