Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 8.7% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 74.3% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 65.7% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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