Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 8.4 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 10.7 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.13
|
$25.99
€23.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS97.44
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.19
|
$5.09
€4.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.79
|
$7.15
€6.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.26
|
$5.23
€4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.12
|
$8.12
€7.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.93
|
$7.17
€6.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.72
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.26
|
$4.81
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.56
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.03
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.57
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.29
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.09
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.15
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.38
|
$8.64
€7.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.21
|
$23.83
€21.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS211,606.36
|
$46,760.68
€43,071.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.46
|
$20.58
€18.95
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS251.96
|
$61.73
€56.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,121.23
|
$8,169.63
€7,525.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,107.87
|
$6,497.92
€5,985.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS529.51
|
$237.50
€218.77
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,017.02
|
$2,111.82
€1,945.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS143,695.48
|
$43,184.11
€39,777.19
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.81
|
$8.12
€7.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.11
|
$5.67
€5.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.61
|
$13.54
€12.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS359.28
|
$521.19
€480.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.21
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS319.87
|
$162.81
€149.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS379.91
|
$65.34
€60.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS807.06
|
$187.00
€172.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS565.92
|
$632.46
€582.57
|
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