Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 2.2 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Dushanbe, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$1.57
RSD174
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$3.13
RSD347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.53
RSD58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.80
RSD89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.74
RSD82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$1.05
RSD117
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$7.33
RSD813
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
|
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