Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 49.8% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Dushanbe
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.81
|
$5.05
TJS54.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.78
|
$9.09
TJS97.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$0.58
TJS6.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.26
TJS2.80
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$0.58
TJS6.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.40
|
$4.21
TJS45.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.60
|
$2.98
TJS32.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$1.65
TJS17.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.73
|
$1.80
TJS19.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.52
TJS5.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.12
TJS12.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$1.08
TJS11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.31
|
$0.49
TJS5.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.29
TJS3.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.20
TJS2.16
|
|
pay 66.0% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.99
|
$3.30
TJS35.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.67
|
$4.59
TJS49.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,745.27
|
$19,744.22
TJS212,593.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.07
|
$3.12
TJS33.62
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Douglas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.68
|
$23.51
TJS253.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£884.64
|
$384.54
TJS4,140.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£736.17
|
$196.68
TJS2,117.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.52
|
$49.41
TJS531.98
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£791.85
|
$94.89
TJS1,021.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,187.29
|
$13,407.70
TJS144,366.10
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.76
|
$1.10
TJS11.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.28
|
$2.25
TJS24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.88
|
$2.30
TJS24.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.31
|
$33.52
TJS360.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.91
|
$4.59
TJS49.44
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.57
|
$29.85
TJS321.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.72
|
$35.45
TJS381.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.98
|
$75.30
TJS810.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.78
|
$52.80
TJS568.57
|
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