Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,029
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,430
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,250
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,288
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,870
|
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,672
|
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,727
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,148
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,778
|
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,906
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,954
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,481
|
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
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