Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 62.2% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 69.1% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.99
|
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.25
|
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,724.33
|
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.35
|
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€858.33
|
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.63
|
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.20
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.43
|
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,094.04
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.74
|
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.62
|
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.31
|
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.16
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.52
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.47
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.78
|
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
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