Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 63.9% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 53.3% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 48.8% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 40.4% more in Dakar

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Dakar are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

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Dakar vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+104.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.22 F CFA715	+102.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.87 F CFA511	+148.5%
Average			+54.5%

Dushanbe vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.3% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$0.73 F CFA424	+17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+135.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.47 F CFA1,442	+36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+108.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$1.45 F CFA849	+70.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$0.86 F CFA501	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.32 F CFA768	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$0.79 F CFA463	+40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.62 F CFA362	+123.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.43 F CFA249	+126.1%
Average			+53.3%

Dushanbe vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+136.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+209.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+421.3%
Average			+132.9%

Dushanbe vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.8% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$46.36 F CFA27,068	+169.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$810.84 F CFA473K	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$431.19 F CFA252K	+22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+200.3%
Average			+48.8%

Dushanbe vs. Dakar - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$321.49 F CFA188K	+285.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+83.1%
Average			+165.6%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+114.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$3.37 F CFA1,968	+88.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+57.6%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 40.4% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+138.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$45.52 F CFA26,576	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+71.7%
Average			+40.4%

Dushanbe vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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