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
TJS60.01
|
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
|
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