Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 33.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
|
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