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Dushanbe vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 18.2% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 3.3% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 52.6% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 44.8% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 84.9% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 44.7% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including transportation, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 40.0% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP899,563	$5.61 TJS61.51	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP687,176	$9.16 TJS100.40	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,966	$0.62 TJS6.83	-60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,651	$0.28 TJS3.08	-75.2%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 3.3% less for groceries

	Beirut	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP82,266	$0.57 TJS6.26	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP492,511	$4.28 TJS46.87	-21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP556,622	$3.05 TJS33.37	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP244,385	$1.75 TJS19.19	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP345,062	$1.88 TJS20.65	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,224	$0.54 TJS5.96	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,974	$1.07 TJS11.72	+92.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,937	$1.09 TJS11.96	+165.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,960	$0.38 TJS4.18	-18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,227	$0.34 TJS3.68	-14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,454	$0.24 TJS2.66	-44.6%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 52.6% less for transportation

	Beirut	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP314,010	$3.19 TJS34.92	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,746,721	$4.68 TJS51.26	-93.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,698,688,471	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,146,943	$3.18 TJS34.85	-75.1%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 44.8% less for housing

	Beirut	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,867,356	$23.95 TJS262.43	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,408,903	$413.18 TJS4,527.61	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,328,039	$210.49 TJS2,306.52	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,499,424	$50.33 TJS551.52	-68.8%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 84.9% more for childcare

	Beirut	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,487,613	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP369,820,272	$13,658.24 TJS149,667.42	+232.2%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP269,869	$1.12 TJS12.30	-62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP251,878	$2.29 TJS25.12	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,913	$2.34 TJS25.63	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,337,406	$37.11 TJS406.63	-37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP629,694	$4.68 TJS51.26	-33.2%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 44.7% less for clothing

	Beirut	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,027,835	$28.06 TJS307.54	-64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,204,613	$36.11 TJS395.70	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,276,742	$76.71 TJS840.60	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,959,446	$53.79 TJS589.44	-51.4%
Average			-44.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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