Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 57.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
|
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