Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 32.5% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Moscow
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Moscow
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
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