Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 19.5% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,886
|
$5.05
TJS54.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
$9.09
TJS97.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,449
|
$0.58
TJS6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,497
|
$0.26
TJS2.79
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,035
|
$0.58
TJS6.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,688
|
$4.21
TJS45.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,556
|
$2.98
TJS31.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,795
|
$1.65
TJS17.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,680
|
$1.80
TJS19.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,289
|
$0.52
TJS5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,021
|
$1.12
TJS12.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,462
|
$1.08
TJS11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,435
|
$0.49
TJS5.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,360
|
$0.29
TJS3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,024
|
$0.20
TJS2.15
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,158
|
$3.30
TJS35.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,836,029
|
$4.59
TJS49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,237,144,325
|
$19,744.22
TJS211,606.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,208,058
|
$3.12
TJS33.46
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Beirut
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,530,217
|
$23.51
TJS251.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,071,831
|
$384.54
TJS4,121.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,040,901
|
$196.68
TJS2,107.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,956,238
|
$49.41
TJS529.51
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,082,876
|
$94.89
TJS1,017.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,365,958
|
$13,407.70
TJS143,695.48
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,457
|
$1.10
TJS11.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,135
|
$2.25
TJS24.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,922
|
$2.30
TJS24.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,718
|
$33.52
TJS359.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
$4.59
TJS49.21
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,841
|
$29.85
TJS319.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,799
|
$35.45
TJS379.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,651,680
|
$75.30
TJS807.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,546,538
|
$52.80
TJS565.92
|
|
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