Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 26.2% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 34.8% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 63.4% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 20.9% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 47.8% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL948	$5.61 TJS56.10	-48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL759	$9.16 TJS91.57	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL137	$0.62 TJS6.23	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL71	$0.28 TJS2.81	-65.8%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 34.8% less for groceries

	Tirana	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL86	$0.57 TJS5.71	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL548	$4.28 TJS42.76	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL659	$3.05 TJS30.44	-59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL312	$1.75 TJS17.50	-51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL307	$1.88 TJS18.83	-46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$0.54 TJS5.43	-26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL100	$1.07 TJS10.69	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL71	$1.09 TJS10.91	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL76	$0.38 TJS3.82	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$0.34 TJS3.35	-33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.24 TJS2.43	-59.6%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 63.4% less for transportation

	Tirana	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL681	$3.19 TJS31.86	-59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,517	$4.68 TJS46.75	-73.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	$20,113.17 TJS201,034.08	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,560	$3.18 TJS31.79	-89.2%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Tirana	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,582	$23.95 TJS239.37	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL51,674	$413.18 TJS4,129.77	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL35,837	$210.49 TJS2,103.85	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,777	$50.33 TJS503.06	-35.5%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 47.8% more for childcare

	Tirana	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,354	$106.65 TJS1,065.95	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	$13,658.24 TJS136,516.17	+154.1%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL237	$1.12 TJS11.22	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL161	$2.29 TJS22.91	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL332	$2.34 TJS23.38	-38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,073	$37.11 TJS370.90	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL759	$4.68 TJS46.75	-46.4%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Tirana	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,589	$28.06 TJS280.51	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,150	$36.11 TJS360.93	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,699	$76.71 TJS766.73	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,644	$53.79 TJS537.65	-59.9%
Average			-41.0%

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