Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 3.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 80.2% more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 66.4% more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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