Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.5 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 80.5% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
|
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