Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 40.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥786
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥175
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥117
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥265
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,220
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥881
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥328
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥494
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥363
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥173
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥336
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥194
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥189
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥656
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,747
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,874
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥89,482
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥74,373
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥492
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥505
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥590
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,462
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,868
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,194
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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