Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 4.1 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 93.7% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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