Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 57.0% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.41
|
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.89
|
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 64.1% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.49
|
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.70
|
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.54
|
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.66
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€349.01
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.81
|
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.13
|
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
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