Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 70.5% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 97.6% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 59.7% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.9% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 37.7% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$12.19 TRY603.79	+150.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$9.35 TRY462.91	+72.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.73 TRY85.71	+186.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.58 TRY28.65	+64.3%
Average			+113.5%

Dushanbe vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$0.92 TRY45.58	+49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$5.28 TRY261.28	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$4.69 TRY231.97	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.41 TRY119.39	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$2.54 TRY125.71	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$0.85 TRY42.16
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.03 TRY50.86	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.57 TRY28.34	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$0.84 TRY41.37	+47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.31 TRY15.36	+11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.29 TRY14.17	+51.9%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 97.6% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$5.43 TRY269.03	+24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+106.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+212.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$8.40 TRY416.09	+128.1%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 59.7% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$16.15 TRY799.42	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	+33.2%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+1124.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+357.8%
Average			+648.7%

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pay 88.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$4.78 TRY236.49	+300.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$4.31 TRY213.63	+141.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$2.34 TRY115.73	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+67.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.13 TRY402.53	+50.1%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 37.7% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+118.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+69.6%
Average			+37.7%

Dushanbe vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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