Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 44.3% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 80.7% more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Malabo
Housing: pay 32.5% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 95.3% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 87.3% more in Malabo

The cost of transportation, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Malabo are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Malabo. Notably, transportation, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Malabo.

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Malabo vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.7% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.19	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS83.06	$8.90 FCFA5,106	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.54	$0.89 FCFA511	+48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.21	$0.89 FCFA511	+155.9%
Average			+67.7%

Dushanbe vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.7% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.48	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.75	$3.36 FCFA1,927	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.58	$10.78 FCFA6,185	+172.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.27	$4.27 FCFA2,451	+142.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS18.95	$3.09 FCFA1,774	+50.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.15	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.34	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.27	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.86	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.19	??
Average			+80.7%

Dushanbe vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS38.03	??
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.72	$26.33 FCFA15,101	+148.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107K	$32,972.23 FCFA19M	+183.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.22	$8.01 FCFA4,596	+122.6%
Average			+151.5%

Dushanbe vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.5% less for housing

	Dushanbe	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.78	$17.81 FCFA10,212	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS3,990.17	$267.09 FCFA153K	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,303.36	$124.64 FCFA71,487	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS387.70	??
Average			-32.5%

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pay 95.3% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS977.18	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS70,357.20	$356.12 FCFA204K	-95.3%
Average			-95.3%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS17.92	$5.34 FCFA3,064	+175.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS29.32	$4.51 FCFA2,586	+42.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS388.55	$35.61 FCFA20,425	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS48.86	$5.38 FCFA3,083	+1.5%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 87.3% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS299.26	$26.71 FCFA15,319	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS377.19	$133.54 FCFA76,593	+226.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS732.89	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS537.45	$89.03 FCFA51,062	+52.9%
Average			+87.3%

Dushanbe vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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