Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 40.4% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Doha, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Doha
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Doha
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Doha
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Doha
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Doha
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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