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Dushanbe vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 2.0 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 39.2% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Dushanbe

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$5.61 TJS61.51
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL221.09	$9.16 TJS100.40	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL19.64	$0.62 TJS6.83	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL10.35	$0.28 TJS3.08	-48.3%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Maseru	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL15.67	$0.57 TJS6.26	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL50.95	$4.28 TJS46.87	+60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL69.65	$3.05 TJS33.37	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL24.37	$1.75 TJS19.19	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL59.02	$1.88 TJS20.65	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL16.84	$0.54 TJS5.96	-38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL19.18	$1.07 TJS11.72	+6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL18.85	$1.09 TJS11.96	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL22.13	$0.38 TJS4.18	-67.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL11.64	$0.34 TJS3.68	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL13.12	$0.24 TJS2.66	-64.7%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 39.2% less for transportation

	Maseru	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL88.50	$3.19 TJS34.92	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL542.14	$4.68 TJS51.26	-83.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL379,495.98	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL107.34	$3.18 TJS34.85	-43.4%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Maseru	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL433.71	$23.95 TJS262.43	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,746.83	$413.18 TJS4,527.61	+187.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,391.49	$210.49 TJS2,306.52	+188.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$50.33 TJS551.52
Average			+127.1%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL560.21	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	+263.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL21,324.06	$13,658.24 TJS149,667.42	+1122.7%
Average			+693.0%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL35.40	$1.12 TJS12.30	-39.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL24.66	$2.29 TJS25.12	+77.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL92.16	$2.34 TJS25.63	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL415.64	$37.11 TJS406.63	+70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.68 TJS51.26
Average			+14.2%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Maseru	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL813.21	$28.06 TJS307.54	-34.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL758.99	$36.11 TJS395.70	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,915.55	$76.71 TJS840.60	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,710.69	$53.79 TJS589.44	-62.1%
Average			-32.2%

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