Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 12.7% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,530
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,323
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG25,775
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG14,322
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG13,212
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,327
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,806
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG4,037
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,297
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,533
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,656
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG148,276
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,470,297
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,707,883
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG338,325
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG26,815,928
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,516
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG17,300
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,722
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG240,217
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG47,322
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,268
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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