Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 80.9% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
|
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