Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 67.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 76.1% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
|
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