Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 51.9% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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