Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 24.1% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.6% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 31.3% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
-
pay 26.4% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
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pay 12.7% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
-
pay 4.9% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.0% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
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pay 30.1% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$197.86
|
$5.61
TJS61.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$148.40
|
$9.16
TJS99.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.51
|
$0.62
TJS6.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.40
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$48.87
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$96.99
|
$4.28
TJS46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$109.75
|
$3.05
TJS33.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.50
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.16
|
$1.88
TJS20.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.35
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.34
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.92
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.49
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.96
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.49
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$92.41
|
$3.19
TJS34.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$356.15
|
$4.68
TJS50.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$370,988.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,086.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.25
|
$3.18
TJS34.65
|
|
pay 12.7% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$485.87
|
$23.95
TJS260.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,807.42
|
$413.18
TJS4,500.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,846.34
|
$210.49
TJS2,292.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$604.09
|
$50.33
TJS548.23
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,599.63
|
$106.65
TJS1,161.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$167,945.68
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,775.05
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.41
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$59.91
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.15
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,069.96
|
$37.11
TJS404.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$98.93
|
$4.68
TJS50.95
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,123.13
|
$28.06
TJS305.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$818.29
|
$36.11
TJS393.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,833.37
|
$76.71
TJS835.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,832.11
|
$53.79
TJS585.93
|
|
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