Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 4.0 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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