Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 56.1% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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