Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 3.1 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$2.77
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$2.35
€2.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$2.91
€2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$8.18
€7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$4.47
€4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$6.34
€6.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$1.16
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$1.41
€1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$41.80
€40.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$27,753.31
€26,639.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$18.01
€17.28
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$36.56
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$1,107.49
€1,063.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$808.26
€775.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$244.03
€234.24
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$273.73
€262.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$15,621.84
€14,995.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$6.75
€6.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$45.46
€43.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$104.52
€100.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$43.69
€41.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$95.42
€91.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$123.09
€118.15
|
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