Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 47.0% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.4% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 39.8% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
-
pay 66.1% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
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pay 59.6% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
-
pay 22.8% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.1% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
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pay 37.3% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$5.61
TJS55.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
$9.16
TJS90.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.38
|
$0.62
TJS6.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.54
|
$0.28
TJS2.77
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
$0.57
TJS5.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€5.91
|
$4.28
TJS42.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.76
|
$3.05
TJS30.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.60
|
$1.75
TJS17.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.23
|
$1.88
TJS18.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.54
TJS5.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$1.07
TJS10.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$1.09
TJS10.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.38
TJS3.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.34
TJS3.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.70
|
$0.24
TJS2.39
|
|
pay 66.1% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.79
|
$3.19
TJS31.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.58
|
$4.68
TJS46.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,509.90
|
$20,113.17
TJS198,228.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€12.71
|
$3.18
TJS31.35
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€27.17
|
$23.95
TJS236.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,253.26
|
$413.18
TJS4,072.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€916.94
|
$210.49
TJS2,074.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€110.94
|
$50.33
TJS496.03
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€484.25
|
$106.65
TJS1,051.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,591.27
|
$13,658.24
TJS134,611.05
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.20
|
$1.12
TJS11.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.21
|
$2.29
TJS22.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.49
|
$2.34
TJS23.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€36.79
|
$37.11
TJS365.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.14
|
$4.68
TJS46.10
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€77.22
|
$28.06
TJS276.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€31.75
|
$36.11
TJS355.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€83.51
|
$76.71
TJS756.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€103.58
|
$53.79
TJS530.15
|
|
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