Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 2.5 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$10.72
HRK77.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$8.57
HRK62.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$2.85
HRK20.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$1.95
HRK14.09
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$1.61
HRK11.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$4.71
HRK34.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$4.56
HRK32.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$3.37
HRK24.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$3.94
HRK28.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$0.72
HRK5.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.72
HRK5.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$0.83
HRK5.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$1.15
HRK8.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.54
HRK3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.57
HRK4.15
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$6.05
HRK43.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$53.59
HRK387.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$31,081.13
HRK224,772.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$9.86
HRK71.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$28.12
HRK203.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$731.00
HRK5,286.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$583.46
HRK4,219.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$150.51
HRK1,088.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$345.73
HRK2,500.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$10,391.04
HRK75,146.00
|
|
pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$3.22
HRK23.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$2.08
HRK15.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$5.25
HRK37.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$44.11
HRK318.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$7.50
HRK54.26
|
|
pay 92.1% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$91.59
HRK662.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$39.67
HRK286.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$89.12
HRK644.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$116.08
HRK839.50
|
|
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