Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 61.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Austria, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 67.7% less for transportation
Austria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Austria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Austria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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