Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 42.5% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Castries, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
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pay 37.0% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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