Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 52.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Greece, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Greece
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Greece
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
Greece
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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