Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 44.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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