Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 16.7% cheaper than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 7.0% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
-
pay 54.6% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
-
pay 16.4% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
-
pay 12.3% more in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.0% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
-
pay 21.1% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.58
|
$5.61
TJS61.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.84
|
$9.16
TJS99.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.10
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.91
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Lima
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.08
|
$0.57
TJS6.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.82
|
$4.28
TJS46.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.56
|
$3.05
TJS33.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.14
|
$1.75
TJS19.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.42
|
$1.88
TJS20.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.28
|
$0.54
TJS5.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.89
|
$1.07
TJS11.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.96
|
$0.38
TJS4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.00
|
$0.34
TJS3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
Lima
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.18
|
$3.19
TJS34.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN89.38
|
$4.68
TJS51.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,801.71
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,373.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.48
|
$3.18
TJS34.69
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Lima
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN99.54
|
$23.95
TJS261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,156.90
|
$413.18
TJS4,506.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,362.93
|
$210.49
TJS2,295.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN164.91
|
$50.33
TJS548.95
|
|
pay 12.3% more for childcare
Lima
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN800.73
|
$106.65
TJS1,163.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,298.06
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,970.15
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.95
|
$1.12
TJS12.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.82
|
$2.29
TJS25.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$2.34
TJS25.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN114.35
|
$37.11
TJS404.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.79
|
$4.68
TJS51.02
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Lima
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN160.36
|
$28.06
TJS306.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN131.09
|
$36.11
TJS393.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN319.30
|
$76.71
TJS836.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN353.56
|
$53.79
TJS586.70
|
|
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