Cost of living comparison
Managua is 68.6% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Managua instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
$4.95
C$182.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
$0.65
C$23.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.76
C$28.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
$1.90
C$70.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
$3.95
C$145.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
$2.29
C$84.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
$2.18
C$80.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
$0.48
C$17.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
$0.78
C$28.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
$0.69
C$25.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
$0.67
C$24.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.55
C$20.30
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
$4.73
C$174.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
$10.00
C$368.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
$10.46
C$385.99
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
$1.95
C$71.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
$2.17
C$79.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
$6.57
C$242.48
|
|
pay 73.7% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
|
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