Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 3.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Dushanbe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 69.5% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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