Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Dominica

Roseau vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 29.7% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 78.6% more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Roseau
Childcare: pay 10.2% more in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Roseau

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Roseau are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Roseau.

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Roseau vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.6% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$7.40 EC$20.00	+51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$6.57 EC$17.75	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$2.47 EC$6.67	+308.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$2.22 EC$6.00	+530.5%
Average			+78.6%

Dushanbe vs. Roseau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$2.10 EC$5.67	+239.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$1.20 EC$3.25	-78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$12.61 EC$34.07	+207.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$5.60 EC$15.13	+209.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$5.09 EC$13.76	+160.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$2.91 EC$7.86	+241.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.07 EC$2.90	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$2.03 EC$5.49	+68.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$2.33 EC$6.30	+312.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$1.62 EC$4.37	+483.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$1.37 EC$3.71	+628.7%
Average			+140.3%

Dushanbe vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$5.39 EC$14.58	+23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$53.13 EC$143.58	+63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+116.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$29.23 EC$79.00	+693.6%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Dushanbe	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$70.92 EC$191.67	+312.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$283.68 EC$766.67	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$203.51 EC$550.00	-42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$108.58 EC$293.44	+110.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 10.2% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$129.51 EC$350.00	+55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-21.8%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	+55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$4.13 EC$11.17	+131.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$7.40 EC$20.00	+95.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$46.25 EC$125.00	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.33 EC$22.50	+53.7%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$55.50 EC$150.00	+127.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$37.00 EC$100.00	-29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$74.00 EC$200.00	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$92.51 EC$250.00	+64.2%
Average			+25.8%

Dushanbe vs. Roseau - Cost of clothing

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