Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 8.9% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Praia, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE510.12
|
$5.61
TJS61.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE663.16
|
$9.16
TJS99.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.77
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE117.38
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE309.55
|
$0.57
TJS6.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE833.57
|
$4.28
TJS46.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE502.07
|
$3.05
TJS33.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE230.58
|
$1.75
TJS19.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE274.20
|
$1.88
TJS20.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE209.48
|
$0.54
TJS5.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.83
|
$1.07
TJS11.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE163.51
|
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE234.47
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE127.26
|
$0.34
TJS3.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.56
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 59.8% less for transportation
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE662.15
|
$3.19
TJS34.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,142.52
|
$4.68
TJS51.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,060,741.66
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,346.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,810.94
|
$3.18
TJS34.69
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,381.80
|
$23.95
TJS261.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,214.83
|
$413.18
TJS4,505.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,809.89
|
$210.49
TJS2,295.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,922.03
|
$50.33
TJS548.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,587.43
|
$106.65
TJS1,163.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE342,803.07
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,951.89
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE260.16
|
$1.12
TJS12.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE156.22
|
$2.29
TJS25.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE459.11
|
$2.34
TJS25.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,825.93
|
$37.11
TJS404.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE612.15
|
$4.68
TJS51.01
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,101.24
|
$28.06
TJS306.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,080.99
|
$36.11
TJS393.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,182.22
|
$76.71
TJS836.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,773.34
|
$53.79
TJS586.63
|
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