Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 64.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 72.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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