Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 23.9% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.81
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.29
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.44
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.39
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.36
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.38
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.20
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Delhi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.83
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.93
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
Delhi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Delhi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.80
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.30
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.48
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Delhi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
|
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