Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 81.0% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Tajikistan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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