Cost of living comparison
Baku is 42.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Baku instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 91.1% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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