Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 72.0% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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