Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 59.2% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 77.4% less for restaurants
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
|
pay 71.9% less for transportation
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
|
Vaduz
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
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