Cost of living comparison

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Belgrade is 2.2 times more expensive than Dushanbe.

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

 
Dushanbe
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.61
TJS60.01
$10.99
RSD1,220
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
TJS97.96
$9.16
RSD1,017
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
TJS6.67
$2.33
RSD258

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

 
Dushanbe
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$0.57
TJS6.10
$0.87
RSD97
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.28
TJS45.74
$5.04
RSD560
Milk (1 gallon) $3.05
TJS32.56
$4.98
RSD552

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Dushanbe
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.19
TJS34.08
$6.87
RSD762
Monthly public transit pass $4.68
TJS50.01
$20.16
RSD2,237
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Dushanbe
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.95
TJS256.06
$27.63
RSD3,066
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $413.18
TJS4,417.75
$840.53
RSD93,276
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $210.49
TJS2,250.55
$518.55
RSD57,546

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Dushanbe
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $106.65
TJS1,140.28
$370.44
RSD41,109
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
$7,747.69
RSD859,787

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dushanbe
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TJS12.00
$3.02
RSD336
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.29
TJS24.51
$2.45
RSD272
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.34
TJS25.01
$4.12
RSD458

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Dushanbe
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.06
TJS300.07
$97.71
RSD10,843
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.11
TJS386.09
$38.65
RSD4,289
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.71
TJS820.20
$107.09
RSD11,884

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