Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 5.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.49
₹40.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.21
₹17.53
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.53
₹44.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
$2.13
₹177.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
$2.82
₹235.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
$1.02
₹85.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
$1.68
₹140.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
$0.74
₹61.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
$0.33
₹27.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
$0.44
₹36.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.23
₹19.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.15
₹12.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.18
₹15.38
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
$4.64
₹387.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
$12.22
₹1,020.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
$13,440.78
₹1,122,110.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
$2.57
₹214.22
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Dushanbe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
$7.65
₹638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
$236.59
₹19,751.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
$144.05
₹12,026.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
$42.89
₹3,580.47
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
$72.71
₹6,069.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
$1,816.81
₹151,677.57
|
|
pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
$1.83
₹153.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
$1.87
₹156.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
$4.15
₹346.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
$21.09
₹1,760.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
$4.89
₹408.04
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
$28.84
₹2,408.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
$34.82
₹2,907.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
$47.67
₹3,979.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
$38.00
₹3,172.67
|
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