Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 16.5% cheaper than Dodoma.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
$3.44
TJS37.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,260
|
$4.58
TJS50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,726
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,454
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Dodoma
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,271
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS40,890
|
$2.70
TJS29.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,542
|
$2.38
TJS26.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,106
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,716
|
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,297
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS907
|
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS692
|
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,484
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS907
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,473
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
Dodoma
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS9,914
|
$3.36
TJS36.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
$6.42
TJS70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,510.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,344
|
$3.10
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS138,116
|
$26.72
TJS291.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS508,848
|
$353.19
TJS3,851.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS327,117
|
$173.53
TJS1,892.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS116,438
|
$23.95
TJS261.20
|
|
pay 9.5% less for childcare
Dodoma
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,117,649
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,632,727
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,996.51
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,181
|
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,452
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,816
|
$1.60
TJS17.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS136,299
|
$39.22
TJS427.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,534
|
$4.13
TJS45.00
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS45,433
|
$27.51
TJS299.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS125,395
|
$23.38
TJS254.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS89,957
|
$48.14
TJS524.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS145,385
|
$44.70
TJS487.47
|
|
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