Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 58.7% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.3% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 57.3% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
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pay 69.8% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
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pay 63.0% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
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pay 50.1% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 55.8% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
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pay 47.6% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Paris, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$5.61
TJS55.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.97
|
$9.16
TJS90.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.49
|
$0.62
TJS6.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.52
|
$0.28
TJS2.77
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.71
|
$0.57
TJS5.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.58
|
$4.28
TJS42.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.61
|
$3.05
TJS30.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.14
|
$1.75
TJS17.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.39
|
$1.88
TJS18.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$0.54
TJS5.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$1.07
TJS10.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.28
|
$1.09
TJS10.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.52
|
$0.38
TJS3.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.34
TJS3.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$0.24
TJS2.39
|
|
pay 69.8% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.53
|
$3.19
TJS31.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€79.01
|
$4.68
TJS46.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,890.06
|
$20,113.17
TJS198,228.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.19
|
$3.18
TJS31.35
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.71
|
$23.95
TJS236.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,166.54
|
$413.18
TJS4,072.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€902.15
|
$210.49
TJS2,074.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€160.72
|
$50.33
TJS496.03
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€645.24
|
$106.65
TJS1,051.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,602.12
|
$13,658.24
TJS134,611.05
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.40
|
$1.12
TJS11.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.68
|
$2.29
TJS22.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.43
|
$2.34
TJS23.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€31.13
|
$37.11
TJS365.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.89
|
$4.68
TJS46.10
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.57
|
$28.06
TJS276.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.73
|
$36.11
TJS355.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€95.17
|
$76.71
TJS756.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€127.11
|
$53.79
TJS530.15
|
|
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