Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 4.5 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.71
|
$11.17
SGD14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.67
|
$7.45
SGD9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.14
|
$1.52
SGD1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.77
|
$1.14
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.21
|
$2.08
SGD2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.77
|
$9.16
SGD11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.68
|
$10.85
SGD14.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.58
|
$3.33
SGD4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.11
|
$4.67
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.52
|
$1.91
SGD2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.94
|
$1.44
SGD1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.48
|
$1.76
SGD2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.29
SGD1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$1.05
SGD1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.14
|
$1.03
SGD1.33
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.10
|
$8.01
SGD10.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.82
|
$95.32
SGD123.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,941.87
|
$134,045.26
SGD172,998.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.20
|
$9.23
SGD11.92
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.98
|
$35.83
SGD46.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,088.81
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,549.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,091.29
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,605.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS525.35
|
$116.07
SGD149.80
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,009.02
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,434.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,565.18
|
$27,905.57
SGD36,014.93
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.72
|
$7.45
SGD9.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.92
|
$4.79
SGD6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.41
|
$12.29
SGD15.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS356.45
|
$103.58
SGD133.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.82
|
$11.17
SGD14.42
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS317.35
|
$67.87
SGD87.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.92
|
$43.81
SGD56.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS800.71
|
$93.40
SGD120.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS561.47
|
$105.69
SGD136.40
|
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