Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 59.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 72.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Iceland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
|
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