Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 25.8% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 64.6% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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