Cost of living comparison

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

compared to

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 52.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 58.0% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 27.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 50.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 34.7% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, clothing, and housing in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 14.0% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS55.48	$4.54 MYR19.20	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS90.56	$4.54 MYR19.20	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.16	$0.84 MYR3.56	+35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS2.77	$0.53 MYR2.26	+90.3%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 58.0% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS5.64	$0.95 MYR4.00	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS42.28	$7.58 MYR32.03	+77.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS30.10	$7.22 MYR30.51	+137.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS17.31	$2.36 MYR9.96	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS18.62	$1.94 MYR8.18	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.37	$1.24 MYR5.24	+128.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS10.57	$0.69 MYR2.92	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS10.79	$1.25 MYR5.29	+14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS3.77	$0.63 MYR2.65	+64.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.32	$0.47 MYR1.97	+39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.40	$0.51 MYR2.17	+111.0%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS31.50	$1.77 MYR7.50	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS46.24	$11.36 MYR48.01	+142.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS198,813.06	$37,478.71 MYR158,441.23	+86.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS31.44	$10.22 MYR43.21	+221.4%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 27.8% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS236.73	$25.27 MYR106.81	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,084.14	$536.30 MYR2,267.19	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,080.60	$371.69 MYR1,571.32	+76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS497.50	$50.02 MYR211.47	-0.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 50.2% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,054.17	$250.80 MYR1,060.28	+135.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS135,007.94	$8,920.55 MYR37,711.63	-34.7%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS11.10	$4.09 MYR17.28	+264.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS22.66	$2.92 MYR12.34	+27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS23.12	$4.09 MYR17.28	+74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS366.80	$44.75 MYR189.17	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS46.24	$4.77 MYR20.17	+2.0%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 34.7% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS277.41	$57.74 MYR244.09	+105.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS356.94	$35.00 MYR147.97	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS758.26	$76.75 MYR324.47	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS531.71	$73.25 MYR309.68	+36.2%
Average			+34.7%

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