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 CFA4,110
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
|
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