Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 37.7% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.09
|
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.41
|
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.64
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.46
|
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.24
|
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.95
|
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.71
|
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.19
|
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.53
|
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.38
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.26
|
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.59
|
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.03
|
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.22
|
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$121.27
|
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$317.48
|
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
|
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