Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 72.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€23.90
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.68
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.58
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.60
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.42
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.67
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 71.3% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.94
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€21.91
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€18.92
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 83.3% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 77.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.21
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€479.28
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 69.7% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€149.72
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€171.96
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€581.60
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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