Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 1.2% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 92.1% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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