Cost of living comparison

compared to

Dushanbe is 3.1 times more expensive than Colombo.

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 10.7% more for restaurants

 
Colombo
Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.32
LKR972.28
$5.05
TJS53.62
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
$9.09
TJS96.52
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
LKR200.49
$0.58
TJS6.13

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

 
Colombo
Dushanbe
Bread
1 loaf
$0.61
LKR179.52
$0.58
TJS6.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
LKR2,047.05
$4.21
TJS44.70
Milk (1 gallon) $6.30
LKR1,844.33
$2.98
TJS31.63

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

 
Colombo
Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
LKR1,388.33
$3.30
TJS35.05
Monthly public transit pass $6.31
LKR1,847.33
$4.59
TJS48.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93

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pay 31.2% more for housing

 
Colombo
Dushanbe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
$23.51
TJS249.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $303.18
LKR88,706.26
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $159.51
LKR46,669.44
$196.68
TJS2,088.09

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pay 15.3 times more for childcare

 
Colombo
Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.07
LKR7,336.30
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $500.02
LKR146,299.55
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Colombo
Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.99
LKR583.37
$1.10
TJS11.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.49
LKR727.82
$2.25
TJS23.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
$2.30
TJS24.37

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

 
Colombo
Dushanbe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
$29.85
TJS316.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
$35.45
TJS376.34
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
$75.30
TJS799.48

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