Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 63.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA894
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA274
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA538
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA553
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA317
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA386
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Yaounde
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 68.4% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
|
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