Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 4.4% cheaper than Tunis.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Tunis
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.280
|
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Tunis
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.130
|
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.950
|
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.440
|
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.480
|
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.580
|
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Tunis
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.930
|
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.420
|
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.180
|
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Tunis
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND740.800
|
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND571.100
|
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND299.790
|
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.160
|
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.580
|
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.240
|
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.470
|
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND226.420
|
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
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