Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 27.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 59.8% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
|
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