Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 25.8% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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