Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 2.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 94.4% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 81.5% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
|
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