Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 61.5% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF31.19
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF14.39
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.00
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.36
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 64.3% less for groceries
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.61
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF11.99
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF7.94
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.18
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF10.88
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.01
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.02
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF47.98
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF27,299.36
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF48.62
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,071.52
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF959.57
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF113.74
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 29.3% less for childcare
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF191.91
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF11,745.17
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF4.80
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF4.89
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF9.69
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF52.88
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF19.19
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF127.14
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF43.18
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF131.14
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF190.32
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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