Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 24.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
?? | |
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
?? | |
pay 57.6% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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