Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 8.0% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 19.0% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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