Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 37.7% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL647
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL404
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL601
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL294
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 59.8% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL784
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,973,544
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,495
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,587
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL47,039
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,385
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,877
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,287
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL357,468
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL185
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL144
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,827
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL684
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,940
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,618
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,918
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,113
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
|
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