Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 98.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
|
pay 79.3% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
|
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