Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 11.6% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 66.8% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
|
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