Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 22.6% cheaper than Bamako.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.1% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 29.4% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
-
pay 41.9% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
-
pay 42.0% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.3% more in Dushanbe
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,265
|
$5.61
TJS61.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,086
|
$9.16
TJS99.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA491
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA369
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA701
|
$0.57
TJS6.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
TJS46.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA6,020
|
$3.05
TJS33.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,989
|
$1.75
TJS19.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,817
|
$1.88
TJS20.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
TJS5.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA318
|
$1.07
TJS11.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA636
|
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA636
|
$0.38
TJS4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
TJS3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA477
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,488
|
$3.19
TJS34.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.68
TJS51.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,113.17
TJS219,373.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.18
TJS34.69
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA26,252
|
$23.95
TJS261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$413.18
TJS4,506.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.49
TJS2,295.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$50.33
TJS548.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.65
TJS1,163.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,658.24
TJS148,970.15
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,518
|
$1.12
TJS12.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,202
|
$2.29
TJS25.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA594
|
$2.34
TJS25.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,884
|
$37.11
TJS404.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,608
|
$4.68
TJS51.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.06
TJS306.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.11
TJS393.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.71
TJS836.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.79
TJS586.70
|
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