Cost of living comparison
Russia is 56.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Russia instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 71.6% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 65.5% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 88.1% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
|
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