Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 49.6% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,022
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD848
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD211
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD145
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD489
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD617
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD351
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD92
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD83
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD37
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD722
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,347
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,852,045
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,041
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,882
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD88,367
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,588
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,653
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,907
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD750,045
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD256
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD220
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD419
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,499
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD715
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,962
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,803
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,377
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,917
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
|
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