Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.5 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
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Tajikistan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$19.70
£15.61
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$2.37
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
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pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$7.09
£5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$8.22
£6.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$5.16
£4.09
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$3.05
£2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
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pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$7.40
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$30.35
£24.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$22.56
£17.88
|
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pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
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pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$5.81
£4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$4.42
£3.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$81.31
£64.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$9.85
£7.80
|
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pay 98.5% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
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