Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 68.4% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Praia, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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