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Minsk vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 17.9% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Minsk
Housing: pay 4.7% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Minsk
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in Minsk

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

Minsk vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS58.23	$9.15 BYN26.77	+50.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS86.07	$5.90 BYN17.27	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.74	$0.59 BYN1.73	-1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.33	$0.40 BYN1.16	+13.9%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Dushanbe	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.68	$0.57 BYN1.66	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS55.70	$3.13 BYN9.16	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS37.91	$2.67 BYN7.82	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.86	$1.30 BYN3.82	-26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS19.64	$1.81 BYN5.29	-11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.41	$0.53 BYN1.54	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.78	$0.76 BYN2.22	-43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.82	$0.82 BYN2.40	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.46	$1.00 BYN2.92	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.96	$0.24 BYN0.71	-21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.27	$0.27 BYN0.78	+11.5%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS39.41	$2.87 BYN8.39	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS101.27	$15.05 BYN44.05	+42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS111K	$17,703.95 BYN51,821.13	+52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS34.43	$3.84 BYN11.23	+6.6%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 4.7% less for housing

	Dushanbe	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS187.34	$9.78 BYN28.62	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS4,134.99	$477.71 BYN1,398.29	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,386.96	$321.53 BYN941.13	+28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS401.77	$38.74 BYN113.39	-7.8%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS1,012.65	$292.61 BYN856.49	+176.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS72,910.89	$10,129.44 BYN29,649.82	+32.9%
Average			+104.6%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS10.13	$1.03 BYN3.02	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS18.57	$1.71 BYN5.02	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS30.38	$1.92 BYN5.61	-39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS402.65	$28.97 BYN84.78	-31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS50.63	$4.72 BYN13.82	-10.8%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS310.12	$42.59 BYN124.68	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS390.88	$40.69 BYN119.11	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS759.49	$110.65 BYN323.88	+39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS556.96	$93.51 BYN273.70	+60.6%
Average			+32.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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