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Dushanbe vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 17.4% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 27.0% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Dushanbe

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,173.89	$6.09 TJS56.11	+180.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,771.02	$9.00 TJS82.94	+94.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN965.93	$0.60 TJS5.53	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN629.67	$0.35 TJS3.21	-19.4%
Average			+61.3%

Abuja vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Abuja	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,680.24	$0.59 TJS5.48	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,307.63	$5.82 TJS53.67	+97.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,947.17	$3.96 TJS36.53	-65.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,117.77	$1.76 TJS16.25	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,977.72	$2.05 TJS18.92	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,862.88	$0.77 TJS7.14	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN955.66	$1.34 TJS12.32	+104.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN813.22	$0.92 TJS8.50	+65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,399.55	$0.57 TJS5.26	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,743.43	$0.31 TJS2.85	-74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,441.62	$0.24 TJS2.19	-75.9%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 27.0% less for transportation

	Abuja	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,432.17	$4.12 TJS37.97	+35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.59 TJS97.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN38,154,734.54	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	-55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,551.82	$3.60 TJS33.18	-61.2%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Abuja	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN67,124.39	$19.59 TJS180.52	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,593,142.95	$432.36 TJS3,984.45	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,690,134.82	$249.58 TJS2,300.06	-78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,823.31	$42.01 TJS387.15	+18.3%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN195,428.86	$105.88 TJS975.78	-20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,869,125.04	$7,623.59 TJS70,256.42	+287.8%
Average			+133.5%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,532.44	$1.06 TJS9.76	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,339.14	$1.94 TJS17.89	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,918.93	$3.18 TJS29.27	+58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN65,436.54	$42.10 TJS387.99	-6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,190.86	$5.29 TJS48.79	-36.6%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Abuja	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,474.98	$32.43 TJS298.83	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,979.85	$40.87 TJS376.65	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN100,568.30	$79.41 TJS731.84	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN124,973.19	$58.24 TJS536.68	-32.0%
Average			+8.6%

Abuja vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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