Cost of living comparison
Quito is 66.3% more expensive than Dushanbe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.8% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 51.8% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 18.5% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 61.8% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 82.9% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 40.3% more in Quito
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Quito are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.90
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.40
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.77
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.19
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.41
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.04
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.00
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.44
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.90
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.60
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.84
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.14
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.64
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.63
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.58
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.75
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS218,222.95
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.51
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS259.84
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,482.87
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,283.73
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS546.07
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,157.09
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,188.61
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.18
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.87
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.37
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS402.61
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.75
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS304.50
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS391.79
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS832.29
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS583.62
|
$83.12
|
|
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