Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 37.7% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
|
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