Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 28.6% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
|
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