Cost of living comparison
Lima is 68.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Lima instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 28.8% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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