Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 37.9% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.90
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.88
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,233.67
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.07
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.95
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.40
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.01
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.40
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,438.04
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.39
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.97
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.01
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.82
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.73
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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