Cost of living comparison
Managua is 42.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Managua instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
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pay 28.5% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
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