Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 4.1% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR144.31
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR76.97
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.10
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.35
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.49
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR63.11
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR79.36
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR40.23
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR34.74
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.98
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.58
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.74
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.18
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR9.84
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR85.49
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,106.38
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR328,401.59
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR198.67
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR715.55
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,215.50
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,185.53
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,408.72
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,781.66
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR65,312.33
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR39.44
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR32.31
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.10
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR576.68
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR122.66
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR839.15
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR603.14
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,508.13
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,667.52
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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