Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 49.7% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.0% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 43.8% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
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pay 68.2% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
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pay 68.2% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
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pay 11.8% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 51.7% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
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pay 40.0% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Dushanbe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$5.61
TJS55.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.06
|
$9.16
TJS90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.46
|
$0.62
TJS6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.42
|
$0.28
TJS2.77
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
$0.57
TJS5.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.68
|
$4.28
TJS42.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.90
|
$3.05
TJS30.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.80
|
$1.75
TJS17.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.61
|
$1.88
TJS18.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$0.54
TJS5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$1.07
TJS10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$1.09
TJS10.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$0.38
TJS3.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.70
|
$0.34
TJS3.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.24
TJS2.39
|
|
pay 68.2% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.13
|
$3.19
TJS31.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.81
|
$4.68
TJS46.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,131.09
|
$20,113.17
TJS198,228.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.06
|
$3.18
TJS31.35
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Berlin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.38
|
$23.95
TJS236.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,091.05
|
$413.18
TJS4,072.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€801.04
|
$210.49
TJS2,074.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€224.86
|
$50.33
TJS496.03
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€261.92
|
$106.65
TJS1,051.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,224.14
|
$13,658.24
TJS134,611.05
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.66
|
$1.12
TJS11.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.40
|
$2.29
TJS22.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.77
|
$2.34
TJS23.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.32
|
$37.11
TJS365.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.66
|
$4.68
TJS46.10
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€72.94
|
$28.06
TJS276.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€34.97
|
$36.11
TJS355.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.47
|
$76.71
TJS756.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€118.00
|
$53.79
TJS530.15
|
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