Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 73.9% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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