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Dushanbe vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% more in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 51.6% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 8.4 times more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 80.0% more in Dushanbe

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.2% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,722	$5.61 TJS61.51	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.50 SOS2,009	$9.16 TJS100.40	+161.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 SOS359	$0.62 TJS6.83	-0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS287	$0.28 TJS3.08	-43.9%
Average			+51.2%

Mogadishu vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 SOS670	$0.57 TJS6.26	-51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 SOS1,076	$4.28 TJS46.87	+128.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 SOS3,042	$3.05 TJS33.37	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 SOS1,047	$1.75 TJS19.19	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 SOS1,085	$1.88 TJS20.65	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 SOS804	$0.54 TJS5.96	-61.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 SOS220	$1.07 TJS11.72	+179.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 SOS529	$1.09 TJS11.96	+18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 SOS266	$0.38 TJS4.18	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 SOS252	$0.34 TJS3.68	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS312	$0.24 TJS2.66	-55.4%
Average			+6.4%

Mogadishu vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,245	$3.19 TJS34.92	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,480	$4.68 TJS51.26	-76.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4,304,831	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	+168.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,329	$3.18 TJS34.85	-45.2%
Average			+7.0%

Mogadishu vs. Dushanbe - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.6% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.75 SOS19,372	$23.95 TJS262.43	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$180.00 SOS103,316	$413.18 TJS4,527.61	+129.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.67 SOS46,875	$210.49 TJS2,306.52	+157.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.51 SOS59,986	$50.33 TJS551.52	-51.8%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.75 SOS42,331	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	+44.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$885.00 SOS507,970	$13,658.24 TJS149,667.42	+1443.3%
Average			+743.9%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,296	$1.12 TJS12.30	-71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 SOS789	$2.29 TJS25.12	+66.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 SOS970	$2.34 TJS25.63	+38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00 SOS14,349	$37.11 TJS406.63	+48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.68 TJS51.26
Average			+20.4%

Mogadishu vs. Dushanbe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 80.0% more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.33 SOS10,523	$28.06 TJS307.54	+53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,967	$36.11 TJS395.70	+48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.67 SOS13,010	$76.71 TJS840.60	+238.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.33 SOS38,648	$53.79 TJS589.44	-20.1%
Average			+80.0%

Mogadishu vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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