Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 56.0% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
|
Jerusalem
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.66
₪77.49
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.33
₪49.99
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
₪9.73
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
₪7.33
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Jerusalem
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
₪8.85
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.48
₪24.29
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
₪27.22
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
₪14.48
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
₪17.87
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
₪5.10
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₪2.77
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.23
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₪2.17
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 67.7% less for transportation
|
Jerusalem
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.14
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.93
₪235.95
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,738.40
₪164,001.51
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.03
₪37.59
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Jerusalem
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.37
₪98.87
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.76
₪5,507.28
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,046.06
₪3,922.32
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.61
₪538.47
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
|
Jerusalem
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$842.15
₪3,157.73
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,369.36
₪57,628.93
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jerusalem
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.53
₪31.99
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
₪15.22
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.33
₪34.99
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
₪318.38
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
₪44.99
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
|
Jerusalem
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.33
₪364.93
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.99
₪224.96
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.99
₪412.42
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.32
₪409.92
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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