Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 48.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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