Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 19.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Astana
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 71.4% more in Astana

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Astana are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Astana.

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Astana vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 85.5% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+125.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.10 KZT499.26	+82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.66 KZT298.06	+86.8%
Average			+85.5%

Dushanbe vs. Astana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$0.63 KZT283.87	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$0.82 KZT369.90	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.06 KZT482.49	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.03 KZT468.85	-14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$1.01 KZT456.93	+78.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.31 KZT141.42	+12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.20 KZT91.97	+7.7%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Dushanbe	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$24,607.50 KZT11M	+51.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	+203.7%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$575.82 KZT261K	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$394.61 KZT179K	+11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	+1.1%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$374.89 KZT170K	+349.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+108.3%
Average			+205.9%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$1.34 KZT608.29	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	+45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	-41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+19.8%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 71.4% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	+171.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	-10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	+54.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	+130.5%
Average			+71.4%

Dushanbe vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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