Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 20.8% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,288
|
$5.61
TJS61.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,765
|
$9.16
TJS99.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,906
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,947
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,247
|
$0.57
TJS6.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,381
|
$4.28
TJS46.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,611
|
$3.05
TJS33.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,659
|
$1.75
TJS19.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,446
|
$1.88
TJS20.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,142
|
$0.54
TJS5.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
$1.07
TJS11.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,331
|
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,734
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,842
|
$0.34
TJS3.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,596
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
$3.19
TJS34.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
$4.68
TJS51.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,346.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
$3.18
TJS34.69
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,352
|
$23.95
TJS261.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,328,109
|
$413.18
TJS4,505.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,649,241
|
$210.49
TJS2,295.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,256
|
$50.33
TJS548.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,400,786
|
$106.65
TJS1,163.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,201,346
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,951.89
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,431
|
$1.12
TJS12.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,613
|
$2.29
TJS25.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,935
|
$2.34
TJS25.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,621
|
$37.11
TJS404.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,739
|
$4.68
TJS51.01
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
$28.06
TJS306.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
$36.11
TJS393.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
$76.71
TJS836.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
$53.79
TJS586.63
|
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