Cost of living comparison
Rome is 3.5 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Rome instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Rome
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$19.79
€18.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$7.67
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$38.48
€36.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$773.95
€726.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$531.12
€498.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$56.27
€52.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$123.90
€116.25
|
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