Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 46.5% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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