Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 70.6% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Bern, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF22.44
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.33
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF3.86
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.50
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.83
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.31
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.39
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.22
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF11.64
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.20
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.94
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.10
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.30
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.88
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.82
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 72.8% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.65
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF75.45
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF31,324.43
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF44.79
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF45.11
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,373.47
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF994.81
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF219.86
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,530.78
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF28,650.39
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.21
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.38
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF8.83
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF66.09
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF19.10
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF126.74
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF53.32
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF137.88
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF158.26
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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