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Dushanbe vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 39.3% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 28.4% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 60.4% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 47.2% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 36.5% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Zagreb, you would:

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 HRK78.83	$5.61 TJS61.51	-47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 HRK63.06	$9.16 TJS100.40	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 HRK20.98	$0.62 TJS6.83	-78.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK14.33	$0.28 TJS3.08	-85.6%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 28.4% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 HRK11.81	$0.57 TJS6.26	-64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 HRK34.62	$4.28 TJS46.87	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 HRK33.52	$3.05 TJS33.37	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK24.81	$1.75 TJS19.19	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 HRK28.96	$1.88 TJS20.65	-52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK5.31	$0.54 TJS5.96	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK5.26	$1.07 TJS11.72	+49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 HRK6.07	$1.09 TJS11.96	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK8.45	$0.38 TJS4.18	-66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.97	$0.34 TJS3.68	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 HRK4.22	$0.24 TJS2.66	-57.7%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 60.4% less for transportation

	Zagreb	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 HRK44.51	$3.19 TJS34.92	-47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 HRK394.13	$4.68 TJS51.26	-91.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,081.13 HRK228,597.36	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	-35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 HRK72.52	$3.18 TJS34.85	-67.7%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 47.2% less for housing

	Zagreb	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 HRK206.81	$23.95 TJS262.43	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.00 HRK5,376.38	$413.18 TJS4,527.61	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.46 HRK4,291.25	$210.49 TJS2,306.52	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.51 HRK1,106.95	$50.33 TJS551.52	-66.6%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.73 HRK2,542.81	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,391.04 HRK76,424.61	$13,658.24 TJS149,667.42	+31.4%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 HRK23.65	$1.12 TJS12.30	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 HRK15.33	$2.29 TJS25.12	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 HRK38.63	$2.34 TJS25.63	-55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.11 HRK324.42	$37.11 TJS406.63	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 HRK55.18	$4.68 TJS51.26	-37.7%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 36.5% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.59 HRK673.64	$28.06 TJS307.54	-69.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 HRK291.76	$36.11 TJS395.70	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.12 HRK655.47	$76.71 TJS840.60	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.08 HRK853.78	$53.79 TJS589.44	-53.7%
Average			-36.5%

Zagreb vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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