Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 17.4% cheaper than Suva.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Suva, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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