Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 3.4 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$13.91
SEK147.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$9.60
SEK101.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$2.35
SEK24.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$2.03
SEK21.48
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$2.73
SEK28.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$5.25
SEK55.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$5.52
SEK58.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$4.04
SEK42.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$5.26
SEK55.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$1.40
SEK14.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$1.10
SEK11.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$1.40
SEK14.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$2.00
SEK21.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.70
SEK7.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.81
SEK8.64
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$6.93
SEK73.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$94.59
SEK1,002.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$28,656.21
SEK303,774.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$27.82
SEK294.93
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$29.19
SEK309.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,000.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$932.71
SEK9,887.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$115.02
SEK1,219.32
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$136.93
SEK1,451.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,060.31
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$6.96
SEK73.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$4.14
SEK43.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$6.58
SEK69.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$38.94
SEK412.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$14.33
SEK151.89
|
|
pay 92.9% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$78.29
SEK829.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$42.00
SEK445.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$94.17
SEK998.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$140.31
SEK1,487.34
|
|
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