Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 68.4% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Praia, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
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Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.29
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.19
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE548.13
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.00
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.59
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.27
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.11
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.14
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
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pay 55.2% less for transportation
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.76
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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