Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 18.1% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES594.98
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.09
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.48
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES703.43
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES450.56
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES345.73
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.38
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.28
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.75
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.17
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.80
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.93
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES624.97
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.91
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.14
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES793.30
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
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