Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 12.7% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
|
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