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Dushanbe vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 20.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 73.5% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 19.9% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Dushanbe

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Antananarivo.

Dushanbe vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,329	$5.61 TJS61.51	+74.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,439	$9.16 TJS100.40	+113.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,518	$0.62 TJS6.83	-46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,867	$0.28 TJS3.08	-53.4%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,676	$0.57 TJS6.26	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,818	$4.28 TJS46.87	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,758	$3.05 TJS33.37	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,584	$1.75 TJS19.19	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,966	$1.88 TJS20.65	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,090	$0.54 TJS5.96	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,285	$1.07 TJS11.72	+295.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,434	$1.09 TJS11.96	+113.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,584	$0.38 TJS4.18	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,646	$0.34 TJS3.68	-3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA2,016	$0.24 TJS2.66	-42.7%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Antananarivo	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,760	$3.19 TJS34.92	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$4.68 TJS51.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA56,206,119	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	+70.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA59,272	$3.18 TJS34.85	-74.5%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA248,767	$23.95 TJS262.43	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,686,184	$413.18 TJS4,527.61	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA255,359	$210.49 TJS2,306.52	+292.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA171,039	$50.33 TJS551.52	+39.9%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 19.9% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA426,656	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	+18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,706,181	$13,658.24 TJS149,667.42	+21.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,110	$1.12 TJS12.30	+4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,314	$2.29 TJS25.12	+105.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,329	$2.34 TJS25.63	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA191,612	$37.11 TJS406.63	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,658	$4.68 TJS51.26	-27.4%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA93,740	$28.06 TJS307.54	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA118,373	$36.11 TJS395.70	+45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA429,210	$76.71 TJS840.60	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA374,707	$53.79 TJS589.44	-31.7%
Average			+10.2%

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