Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 22.1% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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