Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 75.4% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.79
|
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.85
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.73
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.83
|
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.06
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.16
|
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€37.14
|
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€72.55
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,374.71
|
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,438.53
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€137.87
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,300.99
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
|
pay 82.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.45
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€618.94
|
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
|
pay 67.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€124.47
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.98
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€144.16
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€491.02
|
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
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