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 CFA3,872
|
$5.61
TJS60.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
$9.16
TJS99.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA446
|
$0.62
TJS6.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA335
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
$0.57
TJS6.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
TJS46.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
$3.05
TJS33.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
$1.75
TJS18.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
$1.88
TJS20.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
TJS5.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA289
|
$1.07
TJS11.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$1.09
TJS11.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$0.38
TJS4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
TJS3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$0.24
TJS2.63
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
$3.19
TJS34.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.68
TJS50.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,113.17
TJS218,074.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.18
TJS34.49
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
$23.95
TJS259.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$413.18
TJS4,479.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.49
TJS2,282.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$50.33
TJS545.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.65
TJS1,156.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,658.24
TJS148,088.06
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
$1.12
TJS12.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
$2.29
TJS24.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
$2.34
TJS25.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
$37.11
TJS402.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
$4.68
TJS50.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.06
TJS304.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.11
TJS391.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.71
TJS831.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.79
TJS583.22
|
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