Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 31.3% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
$3.44
TJS37.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$4.58
TJS50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
$2.70
TJS29.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
$2.38
TJS26.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
$3.36
TJS36.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
$6.42
TJS70.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,565.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
$3.10
TJS33.83
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
$26.72
TJS291.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
$353.19
TJS3,853.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
$23.95
TJS261.30
|
|
pay 24.1% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,015.46
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
$39.22
TJS427.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$4.13
TJS45.01
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Gaborone
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
$27.51
TJS300.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
$23.38
TJS255.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
$48.14
TJS525.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
$44.70
TJS487.64
|
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