Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 43.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$3.85
KES498.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$0.66
KES85.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.53
KES68.94
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$5.59
KES723.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$3.35
KES433.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.71
KES350.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$1.26
KES163.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.50
KES64.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$0.87
KES113.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.46
KES59.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.48
KES62.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.56
KES72.02
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$6.17
KES799.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$2.31
KES299.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$2.24
KES290.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
|
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