Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 38.9% cheaper than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Maseru
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Maseru
Housing: pay 82.1% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 63.4% more in Maseru

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

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Maseru vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$9.01 LSL148.38	+84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.41 LSL138.49	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.07 LSL17.56	+76.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.84 LSL13.85	+138.9%
Average			+77.6%

Dushanbe vs. Maseru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$0.83 LSL13.60	+33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$3.30 LSL54.39	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$4.38 LSL72.07	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$1.54 LSL25.32	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$2.79 LSL45.98	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$0.85 LSL14.02
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.02 LSL16.71	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.23 LSL20.19	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$1.09 LSL17.95	+92.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.71 LSL11.66	+155.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.73 LSL12.00	+287.0%
Average			+28.6%

Dushanbe vs. Maseru - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$4.98 LSL81.93	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$30.04 LSL494.60	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$6.01 LSL98.92	+63.1%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 82.1% less for housing

	Dushanbe	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$38.30 LSL630.53	+122.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$55.58 LSL915.01	-84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	??
Average			-82.1%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$52.06 LSL857.06	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-79.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$1.80 LSL29.68	+51.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$2.00 LSL32.97	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$5.11 LSL84.08	+34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$23.03 LSL379.19	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	??
Average			-4.5%

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pay 63.4% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$46.07 LSL758.38	+89.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$55.58 LSL915.01	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+166.6%
Average			+63.4%

Dushanbe vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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