Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 5.6% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 65.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$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) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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