Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 17.4% cheaper than Suva.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Suva, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Suva
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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