Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 57.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 74.8% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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