Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 39.9% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Manila, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Manila
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Manila
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Manila
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Manila
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Manila
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
|
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