Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 1.5% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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