Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 42.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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