Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 67.0% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Dushanbe
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
|
pay 69.9% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
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