Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 18.4% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 37.2% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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