Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 14.5% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Russia, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Russia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Russia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Russia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Russia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Russia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
|
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