Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 54.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.37
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,365.49
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.89
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.54
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,725.58
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,337.23
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.14
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,080.37
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,446.12
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.98
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.09
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.43
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.49
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.21
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.33
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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