Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 76.4% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of George Town, you would:
pay 79.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$3.44
TJS37.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$4.58
TJS50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 75.2% less for groceries
George Town
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
$2.70
TJS29.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
$2.38
TJS26.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 63.0% less for transportation
George Town
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$3.36
TJS36.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$6.42
TJS70.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,565.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.10
TJS33.83
|
|
pay 87.4% less for housing
George Town
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
$26.72
TJS291.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
$353.19
TJS3,853.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
$23.95
TJS261.30
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
George Town
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,015.46
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
$39.22
TJS427.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$4.13
TJS45.01
|
|
pay 72.5% less for clothing
George Town
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
$27.51
TJS300.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
$23.38
TJS255.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
$48.14
TJS525.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
$44.70
TJS487.64
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dushanbe or George Town. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.