Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 40.9% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Riga, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 59.6% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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