Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 4.4 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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