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Nuku'alofa vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 3.4 times more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 8.2 times more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 63.4% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

Nuku'alofa vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS61.22	$8.40 TOP20.12	+49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS99.93	$10.50 TOP25.15	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.80	$2.66 TOP6.37	+326.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS3.06	$2.38 TOP5.70	+748.2%
Average			+284.8%

Dushanbe vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS6.23	$1.05 TOP2.51	+84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS46.66	$4.55 TOP10.90	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS33.22	$5.99 TOP14.34	+96.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS19.10	$5.15 TOP12.34	+194.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS20.55	$2.70 TOP6.46	+43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.93	$1.27 TOP3.04	+133.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS11.66	$1.27 TOP3.04	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS11.90	$1.33 TOP3.19	+22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS4.17	$1.71 TOP4.11	+349.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.66	$1.46 TOP3.50	+335.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.65	$1.21 TOP2.89	+397.0%
Average			+152.8%

Dushanbe vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.2 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS34.76	$5.57 TOP13.33	+74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS51.02	$42.01 TOP100.59	+798.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS219,373.85	$5,881.34 TOP14,083.04	-70.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS34.69	$69.32 TOP165.98	+2079.3%
Average			+720.3%

Dushanbe vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Dushanbe	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS261.21	$126.03 TOP301.78	+426.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,506.52	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,295.77	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS548.95	$144.56 TOP346.16	+187.2%
Average			+306.7%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,163.19	$159.64 TOP382.25	+49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS148,970.15	$252.06 TOP603.56	-98.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS12.24	$3.36 TOP8.05	+199.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS25.00	$2.94 TOP7.04	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS25.51	$10.29 TOP24.65	+340.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS404.74	$31.51 TOP75.44	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS51.02	$42.01 TOP100.59	+798.1%
Average			+270.2%

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pay 63.4% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS306.10	$4.20 TOP10.06	-85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS393.85	$17.85 TOP42.75	-50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS836.68	$21.00 TOP50.30	-72.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS586.70	$29.41 TOP70.42	-45.3%
Average			-63.4%

Dushanbe vs. Nuku'alofa - 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: January 2025

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