Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 27.4% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,687.26
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,724.58
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,304.55
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,871.72
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,386.01
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,128.90
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,478.62
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,388.08
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,934.54
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,855.87
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,153.49
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,750.40
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,460.38
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,266.72
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,011.23
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,829.19
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR173,625.41
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,781.12
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR125,723.46
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,316,229.88
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR849,703.49
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR268,393.30
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR863,682.92
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,395,407.68
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,649.94
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,905.62
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,204.89
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR177,748.49
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,305.16
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,186.01
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,269.08
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR279,876.68
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,024.09
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
|
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