Cost of living comparison

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 80.3% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 41.1% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Moscow
Housing: pay 77.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 84.5% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 41.1% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS61.14	$9.19 RUB782.63	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS99.80	$5.10 RUB434.79	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.79	$1.07 RUB91.34	+71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS3.06	$0.49 RUB41.34	+72.9%
Average			+41.1%

Dushanbe vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS6.22	$0.62 RUB52.70	+8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS46.60	$4.41 RUB375.33	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS33.17	$3.57 RUB303.85	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS19.08	$1.52 RUB129.44	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS20.52	$1.99 RUB169.14	+5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.92	$0.68 RUB57.69	+24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS11.65	$0.67 RUB56.85	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS11.89	$0.72 RUB60.95	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS4.16	$1.12 RUB95.70	+194.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.65	$0.25 RUB21.23	-25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.65	$0.21 RUB17.82	-13.8%
Average			+11.6%

Dushanbe vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS34.72	$2.22 RUB188.96	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS50.95	$28.58 RUB2,434.85	+511.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS219,086.55	$30,621.85 RUB2,608,763.15	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS34.65	$5.82 RUB495.66	+82.9%
Average			+153.9%

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pay 77.1% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS260.87	$6.38 RUB543.39	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,500.62	$960.52 RUB81,829.46	+132.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,292.77	$583.26 RUB49,689.84	+177.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS548.23	$86.66 RUB7,382.77	+72.2%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,161.67	$466.53 RUB39,745.27	+337.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS148,775.05	$10,413.52 RUB887,157.60	-23.8%
Average			+156.8%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS12.23	$3.06 RUB260.88	+172.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS24.97	$2.52 RUB215.06	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS25.48	$2.45 RUB208.70	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS404.21	$32.34 RUB2,755.02	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS50.95	$5.10 RUB434.79	+9.1%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 84.5% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS305.70	$81.16 RUB6,913.86	+189.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS393.34	$42.31 RUB3,604.33	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS835.59	$108.95 RUB9,281.98	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS585.93	$101.97 RUB8,687.11	+89.6%
Average			+84.5%

Dushanbe vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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