Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 99.6% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Dushanbe
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Maseru
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
Maseru
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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