Cost of living comparison
Baku is 37.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Baku instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 90.1% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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