Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 0.6% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% more in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 10.7% more in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 14.0% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 41.8% less in Dushanbe

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Tashkent. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tashkent, you would:

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pay 40.8% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$5.61 TJS61.12	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$9.16 TJS99.77	+129.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$0.62 TJS6.79	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.28 TJS3.06	+13.4%
Average			+40.8%

Tashkent vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$0.57 TJS6.22	+16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$4.28 TJS46.58	+19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$3.05 TJS33.16	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$1.75 TJS19.07	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$1.88 TJS20.52	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$0.54 TJS5.92	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$1.07 TJS11.64	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$1.09 TJS11.89	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.38 TJS4.16	-41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.34 TJS3.65	+55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.24 TJS2.64	+40.2%
Average			+10.7%

Tashkent vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.0% less for transportation

	Tashkent	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$3.19 TJS34.71	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$4.68 TJS50.94	-56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$20,113.17 TJS219,021.25	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$3.18 TJS34.64	+5.1%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Tashkent	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$23.95 TJS260.79	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$413.18 TJS4,499.27	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$210.49 TJS2,292.08	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$50.33 TJS548.06	+57.7%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$106.65 TJS1,161.32	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$13,658.24 TJS148,730.71	+44.1%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$1.12 TJS12.22	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$2.29 TJS24.96	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$2.34 TJS25.47	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$37.11 TJS404.09	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$4.68 TJS50.94	-6.5%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 41.8% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$28.06 TJS305.61	-47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$36.11 TJS393.22	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$76.71 TJS835.34	-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$53.79 TJS585.75	-60.1%
Average			-41.8%

Tashkent vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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