Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 38.9% cheaper than Male.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 45.8% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 26.0% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 7.7% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.6% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Dushanbe.

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Dushanbe vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Male, you would:

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Male	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$4.88 TJS44.82	-18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.42 TJS49.80	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$0.60 TJS5.55	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.35 TJS3.24	+18.5%
Average			-31.7%

Male vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.8% less for groceries

	Male	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$0.62 TJS5.67	-62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$5.53 TJS50.80	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$4.10 TJS37.70	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$1.81 TJS16.61	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$1.96 TJS18.00	-29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.85 TJS7.83	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.29 TJS11.82	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.20 TJS11.07	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$0.57 TJS5.20	-53.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.28 TJS2.55	-70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.19 TJS1.73	-78.1%
Average			-45.8%

Male vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

	Male	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.37 TJS40.22	+14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$32.50 TJS298.81	+5.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$16,250.83 TJS149K	-49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$3.68 TJS33.86	-79.0%
Average			-26.0%

Male vs. Dushanbe - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Male	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$17.18 TJS157.94	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$628.00 TJS5,773.58	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$352.75 TJS3,243.03	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$51.70 TJS475.28	-43.2%
Average			-45.0%

Male vs. Dushanbe - Cost of housing

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pay 7.7% less for childcare

	Male	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$83.42 TJS766.93	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$5,679.67 TJS52,216.25	+89.0%
Average			-7.7%

Male vs. Dushanbe - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$1.19 TJS10.96	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$1.79 TJS16.43	-49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$3.79 TJS34.86	-74.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$45.50 TJS418.33	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.42 TJS49.80	-44.3%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Male	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$24.38 TJS224.10	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$52.65 TJS484.06	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$77.64 TJS713.81	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$56.34 TJS517.93	+7.3%
Average			-11.1%

Male vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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