Cost of living comparison

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Dushanbe is 13.7% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.

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

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pay 6.8% more for restaurants

 
Ulaanbaatar
Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.08
MNT17,250.00
$5.61
TJS61.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
$9.16
TJS99.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MNT2,852.94
$0.62
TJS6.80

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pay 35.3% less for groceries

 
Ulaanbaatar
Dushanbe
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
$0.57
TJS6.22
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.82
MNT23,187.50
$4.28
TJS46.61
Milk (1 gallon) $5.44
MNT18,498.60
$3.05
TJS33.18

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

 
Ulaanbaatar
Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
MNT13,586.19
$3.19
TJS34.73
Monthly public transit pass $8.09
MNT27,500.00
$4.68
TJS50.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21

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pay 7.0% less for housing

 
Ulaanbaatar
Dushanbe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
$23.95
TJS260.95
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
$210.49
TJS2,293.47

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pay 23.6% more for childcare

 
Ulaanbaatar
Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $153.03
MNT520,000.00
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ulaanbaatar
Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
MNT6,000.00
$1.12
TJS12.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
MNT8,557.14
$2.29
TJS24.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
$2.34
TJS25.48

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pay 40.5% less for clothing

 
Ulaanbaatar
Dushanbe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
$28.06
TJS305.80
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
$36.11
TJS393.46
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
$76.71
TJS835.84

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