Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 33.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD396
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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