Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 73.5% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.4% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 57.2% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
-
pay 71.0% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
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pay 82.8% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
-
pay 81.5% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 78.2% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
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pay 73.1% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Dushanbe.
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 |
$20.90
€18.38
|
$5.61
TJS57.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.84
|
$9.16
TJS93.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.11
|
$0.62
TJS6.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.23
|
$0.28
TJS2.88
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.77
|
$0.57
TJS5.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.07
|
$4.28
TJS43.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.24
|
$3.05
TJS31.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.13
|
$1.75
TJS17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$1.88
TJS19.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.54
TJS5.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.07
TJS10.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.09
TJS11.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$0.38
TJS3.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.34
TJS3.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$0.24
TJS2.49
|
|
pay 71.0% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.52
|
$3.19
TJS32.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.74
|
$4.68
TJS47.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,700.85
|
$20,113.17
TJS206,231.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.91
|
$3.18
TJS32.61
|
|
pay 82.8% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.73
|
$23.95
TJS245.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,110.91
|
$413.18
TJS4,236.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,655.84
|
$210.49
TJS2,158.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€206.72
|
$50.33
TJS516.06
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,838.15
|
$106.65
TJS1,093.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,587.78
|
$13,658.24
TJS140,045.28
|
|
pay 78.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$1.12
TJS11.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.82
|
$2.29
TJS23.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.78
|
$2.34
TJS23.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€453.65
|
$37.11
TJS380.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.31
|
$4.68
TJS47.96
|
|
pay 73.1% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.41
|
$28.06
TJS287.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.22
|
$36.11
TJS370.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€192.77
|
$76.71
TJS786.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€550.50
|
$53.79
TJS551.55
|
|
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