Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 24.4% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 98.3% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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