Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 39.7% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Castries, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
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