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
MYR20.48
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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