Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 28.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$2.95
TND9.310
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$4.81
TND15.170
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$1.89
TND5.960
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$2.36
TND7.450
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.79
TND2.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$1.14
TND3.590
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 72.6% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$2.84
TND8.940
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$14.77
TND46.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$39,376.54
TND124,075.470
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$2.92
TND9.200
|
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$21.41
TND67.460
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$235.62
TND742.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$181.65
TND572.380
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$40.41
TND127.340
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$95.35
TND300.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$3,006.51
TND9,473.530
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$1.64
TND5.170
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$0.82
TND2.590
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$28.70
TND90.440
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
|
pay 83.4% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$45.18
TND142.380
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$47.96
TND151.130
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$97.79
TND308.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$72.02
TND226.920
|
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