Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 56.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 71.7% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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