Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 40.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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