Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.8 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in George Town instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
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pay 9.1 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
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