Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 19.6% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
|
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