Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 38.4% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Taipei
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
|
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