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Dushanbe vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 33.3% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 61.8% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Dushanbe

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 FCFA2,985	$6.09 TJS55.86	+14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 FCFA2,985	$9.00 TJS82.58	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA995	$0.60 TJS5.51	-66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 FCFA408	$0.35 TJS3.19	-52.3%
Average			-9.0%

Yaounde vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 FCFA617	$0.59 TJS5.45	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12 FCFA3,981	$5.82 TJS53.43	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 FCFA6,184	$3.96 TJS36.37	-64.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 FCFA1,055	$1.76 TJS16.18	-6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,580	$2.05 TJS18.84	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 FCFA1,151	$0.77 TJS7.11	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA527	$1.34 TJS12.27	+41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA542	$0.92 TJS8.46	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA310	$0.57 TJS5.24	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA421	$0.31 TJS2.84	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA378	$0.24 TJS2.18	-64.8%
Average			-28.1%

Yaounde vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Yaounde	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 FCFA2,957	$4.12 TJS37.81	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 FCFA9,951	$10.59 TJS97.15	-40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,831.20 FCFA18,907,566	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	-65.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 FCFA2,339	$3.60 TJS33.03	-14.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 61.8% more for housing

	Yaounde	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.42 FCFA29,854	$19.59 TJS179.73	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.09 FCFA72,147	$432.36 TJS3,967.06	+234.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.30 FCFA66,674	$249.58 TJS2,290.02	+109.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.35 FCFA35,407	$42.01 TJS385.46	-33.7%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.45 FCFA191,950	$105.88 TJS971.52	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,810.27 FCFA1,011,721	$7,623.59 TJS69,949.71	+321.1%
Average			+126.0%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 FCFA697	$1.06 TJS9.72	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 FCFA1,493	$1.94 TJS17.81	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 FCFA995	$3.18 TJS29.15	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 FCFA13,683	$42.10 TJS386.30	+72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 FCFA4,976	$5.29 TJS48.58	-40.5%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.99 FCFA10,615	$32.43 TJS297.53	+70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 FCFA16,917	$40.87 TJS375.01	+35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.59 FCFA10,946	$79.41 TJS728.64	+305.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.31 FCFA30,352	$58.24 TJS534.34	+7.2%
Average			+104.6%

Yaounde vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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