Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 26.3% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.1% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 22.6% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
-
pay 30.2% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
-
pay 19.0% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.8% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
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pay 44.6% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB809.40
|
$5.61
TJS56.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB841.14
|
$9.16
TJS92.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.90
|
$0.62
TJS6.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.74
|
$0.28
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB162.09
|
$0.57
TJS5.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB654.73
|
$4.28
TJS43.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB820.01
|
$3.05
TJS30.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB357.37
|
$1.75
TJS17.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB761.67
|
$1.88
TJS19.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB445.35
|
$0.54
TJS5.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.31
|
$1.07
TJS10.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB145.46
|
$1.09
TJS11.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.14
|
$0.38
TJS3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.99
|
$0.34
TJS3.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB107.13
|
$0.24
TJS2.45
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB658.28
|
$3.19
TJS32.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,349.00
|
$4.68
TJS47.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,372,500.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS203,305.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB494.41
|
$3.18
TJS32.15
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,090.38
|
$23.95
TJS242.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB87,023.99
|
$413.18
TJS4,176.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB57,027.93
|
$210.49
TJS2,127.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,840.68
|
$50.33
TJS508.74
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,990.74
|
$106.65
TJS1,077.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,924,358.33
|
$13,658.24
TJS138,058.71
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.90
|
$1.12
TJS11.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB155.10
|
$2.29
TJS23.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB539.60
|
$2.34
TJS23.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,221.27
|
$37.11
TJS375.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB903.83
|
$4.68
TJS47.28
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,520.17
|
$28.06
TJS283.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,139.98
|
$36.11
TJS365.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,682.89
|
$76.71
TJS775.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,096.50
|
$53.79
TJS543.72
|
|
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