Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 94.9% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 83.8% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 74.0% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Kingston

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

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Kingston vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+177.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.17 JMD186.64	+94.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.72 JMD114.13	+103.6%
Average			+109.9%

Dushanbe vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$3.75 JMD597.75	+508.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$5.70 JMD907.58	+3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+281.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$3.54 JMD563.17	+95.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$2.86 JMD454.54	+45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$2.74 JMD436.40	+221.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.76 JMD280.67	+37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$3.33 JMD530.74	+176.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$1.38 JMD219.34	+143.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$1.47 JMD234.10	+430.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$1.20 JMD191.12	+537.3%
Average			+175.3%

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pay 83.8% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$5.42 JMD862.54	+23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+171.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+616.0%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 74.0% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	+207.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$960.80 JMD153K	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+61.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+148.6%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	+332.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$8,238.45 JMD1M	+45.1%
Average			+150.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.20 JMD350.73	+84.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$5.31 JMD845.51	+197.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+149.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	+35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+144.0%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$77.63 JMD12,359.01
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+82.5%
Average			+1.4%

Dushanbe vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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