Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 0.5% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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