Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 39.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,008
|
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥806
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥173
|
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥253
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,085
|
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥911
|
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥323
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥505
|
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥368
|
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥165
|
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥410
|
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥374
|
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥684
|
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,073
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,315
|
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥90,228
|
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,538
|
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥527
|
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥605
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,394
|
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,915
|
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,829
|
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
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