Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 29.7% cheaper than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Dushanbe
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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