Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 37.9% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.87
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,220.37
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.59
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.14
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€147.94
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.17
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,434.54
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.10
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.38
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€74.97
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€31.98
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.77
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.69
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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