Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 14.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 98.5% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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