Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 25.9% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$5.03
UZS64,535.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$4.00
UZS51,354.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.57
UZS7,350.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.25
UZS3,178.20
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.49
UZS6,268.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$3.58
UZS45,900.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$4.13
UZS53,066.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$1.68
UZS21,578.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$1.75
UZS22,503.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.61
UZS7,838.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.77
UZS9,853.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.97
UZS12,433.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.65
UZS8,309.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.22
UZS2,761.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.17
UZS2,223.50
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$3.69
UZS47,383.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$10.71
UZS137,566.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$18,484.77
UZS237,319,974.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$3.02
UZS38,837.00
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$12.73
UZS163,433.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$656.57
UZS8,429,541.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$415.70
UZS5,337,054.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$31.91
UZS409,662.63
|
|
pay 72.4% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$293.58
UZS3,769,210.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$9,476.32
UZS121,663,472.57
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$1.72
UZS22,144.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.00
UZS25,677.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$47.19
UZS605,870.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$5.00
UZS64,193.39
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$53.56
UZS687,578.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$55.31
UZS710,155.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,491.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$134.71
UZS1,729,514.13
|
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