Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 80.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 89.5% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$5.36
RM25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$6.60
RM31.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$1.85
RM8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$11.36
RM54.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$10.22
RM48.74
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$3.86
RM18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$43.83
RM209.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$72.95
RM347.86
|
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