Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 4.9% cheaper than Kigali.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,483
|
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF894
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF658
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,306
|
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,587
|
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,160
|
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,328
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,264
|
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF335
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,733
|
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,092
|
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,480
|
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF646,815
|
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF406,655
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
|
pay 77.6% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,243
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,161
|
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,902
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,121
|
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,805
|
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,059
|
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
|
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