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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.92
|
$5.61
TJS56.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
$9.16
TJS92.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.39
|
$0.62
TJS6.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.04
|
$0.28
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.52
|
$0.57
TJS5.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.09
|
$4.28
TJS43.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.19
|
$3.05
TJS30.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.87
|
$1.75
TJS17.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.49
|
$1.88
TJS19.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.01
|
$0.54
TJS5.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.87
|
$1.07
TJS10.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.22
|
$1.09
TJS11.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.70
|
$0.38
TJS3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.34
TJS3.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.24
TJS2.45
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.70
|
$3.19
TJS32.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€36.19
|
$4.68
TJS47.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€24,029.87
|
$20,113.17
TJS203,305.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.59
|
$3.18
TJS32.15
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€31.65
|
$23.95
TJS242.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€958.91
|
$413.18
TJS4,176.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€699.82
|
$210.49
TJS2,127.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€211.29
|
$50.33
TJS508.74
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€237.00
|
$106.65
TJS1,077.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,525.98
|
$13,658.24
TJS138,058.71
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.64
|
$1.12
TJS11.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.65
|
$2.29
TJS23.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.85
|
$2.34
TJS23.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€39.36
|
$37.11
TJS375.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.14
|
$4.68
TJS47.28
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€90.49
|
$28.06
TJS283.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€37.83
|
$36.11
TJS365.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€82.62
|
$76.71
TJS775.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€106.57
|
$53.79
TJS543.72
|
|
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