Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 28.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$5.72
UZS73,060.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.33
UZS4,223.47
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.54
UZS6,866.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.19
UZS53,579.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.85
UZS23,592.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$615.96
UZS7,871,636.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$401.33
UZS5,128,883.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$34.74
UZS443,954.60
|
|
pay 66.1% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$262.64
UZS3,356,440.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$49.09
UZS627,398.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$4.77
UZS60,951.81
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$54.75
UZS699,679.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$57.42
UZS733,797.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$99.12
UZS1,266,683.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$121.63
UZS1,554,343.04
|
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