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
LYD27.600
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 66.4% more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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