Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 37.5% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 64.6% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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