Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 24.4% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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