Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 23.8% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 69.2% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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