Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 2.3 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
$2.76
BND3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
$2.44
BND3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
$1.58
BND2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$1.67
BND2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.92
BND1.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
$1.50
BND2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
$588.78
BND800.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
$378.50
BND514.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
$1.88
BND2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
$39.10
BND53.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 69.7% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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