Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 67.9% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
|
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