Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 62.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Dushanbe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 68.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
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