Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 3.5 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
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Tajikistan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
|
| 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
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
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