Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 4.0% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,594
|
$5.05
TJS53.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,567
|
$9.09
TJS97.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,707
|
$0.58
TJS6.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,340
|
$0.26
TJS2.78
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,273
|
$0.58
TJS6.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK306,747
|
$4.21
TJS44.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK143,788
|
$2.98
TJS31.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,198
|
$1.65
TJS17.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,581
|
$1.80
TJS19.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,698
|
$0.52
TJS5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,007
|
$1.12
TJS11.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,682
|
$1.08
TJS11.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,441
|
$0.49
TJS5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,376
|
$0.29
TJS3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,235
|
$0.20
TJS2.15
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK111,960
|
$3.30
TJS35.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,110,629
|
$4.59
TJS48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK630,311,227
|
$19,744.22
TJS210,660.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK390,832
|
$3.12
TJS33.31
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK291,207
|
$23.51
TJS250.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,817,845
|
$384.54
TJS4,102.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,114,855
|
$196.68
TJS2,098.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,425,986
|
$49.41
TJS527.14
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,471,764
|
$94.89
TJS1,012.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK202,653,712
|
$13,407.70
TJS143,052.97
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,713
|
$1.10
TJS11.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,380
|
$2.25
TJS24.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,762
|
$2.30
TJS24.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,111,186
|
$33.52
TJS357.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,282
|
$4.59
TJS48.99
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,785,755
|
$29.85
TJS318.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,358,023
|
$35.45
TJS378.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,281,483
|
$75.30
TJS803.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK930,246
|
$52.80
TJS563.39
|
|
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