Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 53.3% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.3% less in Dushanbe
- Groceries
-
pay 53.8% less in Dushanbe
- Transportation
-
pay 62.5% less in Dushanbe
- Housing
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pay 62.7% less in Dushanbe
- Childcare
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pay 36.8% less in Dushanbe
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 54.4% less in Dushanbe
- Clothing
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pay 41.6% less in Dushanbe
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dushanbe.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$5.61
TJS54.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$9.16
TJS89.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.35
|
$0.62
TJS6.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.00
|
$0.28
TJS2.73
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.47
|
$0.57
TJS5.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€6.95
|
$4.28
TJS41.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.09
|
$3.05
TJS29.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.79
|
$1.75
TJS17.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.38
|
$1.88
TJS18.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€0.99
|
$0.54
TJS5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$1.07
TJS10.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.20
|
$1.09
TJS10.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.67
|
$0.38
TJS3.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.34
TJS3.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.24
TJS2.36
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.58
|
$3.19
TJS30.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€35.49
|
$4.68
TJS45.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€23,562.33
|
$20,113.17
TJS195,539.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.29
|
$3.18
TJS30.92
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€31.04
|
$23.95
TJS232.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€940.25
|
$413.18
TJS4,016.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€686.20
|
$210.49
TJS2,046.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€207.18
|
$50.33
TJS489.31
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€232.39
|
$106.65
TJS1,036.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,262.82
|
$13,658.24
TJS132,785.18
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$1.12
TJS10.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.58
|
$2.29
TJS22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.73
|
$2.34
TJS22.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€38.60
|
$37.11
TJS360.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$4.68
TJS45.47
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€88.73
|
$28.06
TJS272.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€37.10
|
$36.11
TJS351.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€81.01
|
$76.71
TJS745.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€104.50
|
$53.79
TJS522.96
|
|
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