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St. George's vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 73.5% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants
pay 87.0% more in St. George's
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in St. George's
Transportation
pay 51.9% more in St. George's
Housing
pay 77.6% more in St. George's
Childcare
pay 37.5% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 69.7% more in St. George's
Clothing
pay 5.3% more in St. George's

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in St. George's are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Dushanbe, you would:

pay 87.0% more for restaurants

 
Dushanbe
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.88
TJS44.99
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.42
TJS49.99
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.60
TJS5.57
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Dushanbe
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
TJS5.69
$2.38
EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.53
TJS50.99
$6.93
EC$18.74
Milk (1 gallon) $4.10
TJS37.85
$15.41
EC$41.64

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pay 51.9% more for transportation

 
Dushanbe
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
TJS40.37
$5.28
EC$14.26
Monthly public transit pass $32.50
TJS299.95
$64.35
EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,250.83
TJS150K
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00

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pay 77.6% more for housing

 
Dushanbe
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.18
TJS158.54
$50.94
EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $628.00
TJS5,795.70
$1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $352.75
TJS3,255.46
$437.86
EC$1,183.33

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

 
Dushanbe
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $83.42
TJS769.87
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,679.67
TJS52,416.23
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dushanbe
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
TJS11.00
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
TJS16.50
$4.38
EC$11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.79
TJS34.99
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pay 5.3% more for clothing

 
Dushanbe
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.38
TJS224.96
$35.15
EC$95.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.65
TJS485.92
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.64
TJS716.55
$50.57
EC$136.67

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