Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 94.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 58.1% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 34.1% more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Georgetown are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+267.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+73.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.24 GYD260.07	+105.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.63 GYD132.54	+79.9%
Average			+148.1%

Dushanbe vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$2.09 GYD436.70	+238.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+200.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$4.08 GYD854.23	+125.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$3.19 GYD668.32	+63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$3.64 GYD761.80	+327.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.80 GYD375.97	+39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.81 GYD378.61	+50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$3.20 GYD669.94	+466.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$1.09 GYD228.28	+293.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$1.38 GYD289.56	+634.7%
Average			+178.1%

Dushanbe vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$3.96 GYD828.60	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+67.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+536.0%
Average			+58.5%

Dushanbe vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.1% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+154.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$960.21 GYD201K	+52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$519.95 GYD109K	+47.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+78.2%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+1130.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+229.9%
Average			+537.2%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$1.91 GYD400.11	+60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+227.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$3.35 GYD700.19	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+14.7%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 34.1% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+50.6%
Average			+34.1%

Dushanbe vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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