Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.7 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$5.58
€5.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$3.31
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
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pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$7.21
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$576.40
€546.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
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pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$2.61
€2.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$42.41
€40.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
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pay 80.4% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$108.41
€102.81
|
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