Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 15.4% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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