Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 53.6% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$5.09
R$29.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$3.98
R$23.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$3.44
R$19.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.81
R$4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.45
R$2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$0.63
R$3.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.49
R$2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$3.67
R$21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$39.48
R$228.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$7.39
R$42.85
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.55
R$9.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$1.55
R$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$21.85
R$126.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$5.84
R$33.84
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$56.60
R$328.09
|
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