Cost of living comparison

compared to

Dushanbe vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 30.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 32.9% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 42.5% less in Dushanbe

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

Dushanbe vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 24.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$6.09 TJS56.16	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$9.00 TJS83.01	+50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.60 TJS5.53	-56.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.35 TJS3.21	-43.1%
Average			-24.5%

Moscow vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Moscow	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$0.59 TJS5.48	-29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$5.82 TJS53.71	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$3.96 TJS36.56	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$1.76 TJS16.26	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$2.05 TJS18.94	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$0.77 TJS7.15	-4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$1.34 TJS12.33	+53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$0.92 TJS8.51	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$0.57 TJS5.26	-65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.31 TJS2.85	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$0.24 TJS2.19	-29.8%
Average			-12.2%

Moscow vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.9% less for transportation

	Moscow	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$4.12 TJS38.00	+45.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	$10.59 TJS97.66	-71.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	-68.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$3.60 TJS33.21	-37.2%
Average			-32.9%

Moscow vs. Dushanbe - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$19.59 TJS180.68	+150.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$432.36 TJS3,987.92	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$249.58 TJS2,302.07	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$42.01 TJS387.48	-62.0%
Average			-10.4%

Moscow vs. Dushanbe - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$105.88 TJS976.63	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$7,623.59 TJS70,317.65	-46.6%
Average			-65.2%

Moscow vs. Dushanbe - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$1.06 TJS9.77	-74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$1.94 TJS17.90	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$3.18 TJS29.30	+6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$42.10 TJS388.33	-5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$5.29 TJS48.83	-19.3%
Average			-26.3%

Moscow vs. Dushanbe - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 42.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$32.43 TJS299.09	-57.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$40.87 TJS376.98	-14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$79.41 TJS732.48	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$58.24 TJS537.15	-62.9%
Average			-42.5%

Moscow vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Moscow vs.

Mexico City

Moscow vs.

Madrid

Moscow vs.

Warsaw

Moscow vs.

Singapore

Moscow vs.

Phnom Penh

Moscow vs.

Dublin

Moscow vs.

Quito

Moscow vs.

Berlin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Russia vs. Tajikistan. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Russia and Tajikistan.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Moscow

Add prices for Dushanbe

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dushanbe or Moscow. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.