Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 26.2% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 63.4% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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