Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 25.2% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€524.24
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.68
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.19
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.61
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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