Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 34.0% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
|
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