Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 4.9% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 99.8% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Dushanbe

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

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Dushanbe vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$4.88 TJS44.99	-51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$5.42 TJS49.99	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$0.60 TJS5.57	-73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$0.35 TJS3.25	-58.4%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Damascus	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$0.62 TJS5.69	+54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$5.53 TJS50.99	+182.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$4.10 TJS37.85	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$1.81 TJS16.68	+13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$1.96 TJS18.07	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.85 TJS7.86	+79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$1.29 TJS11.87	+103.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$1.20 TJS11.11	+137.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$0.57 TJS5.22	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.28 TJS2.56	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.19 TJS1.74	-46.9%
Average			+29.1%

Damascus vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Damascus	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$4.37 TJS40.37	-68.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$32.50 TJS299.95	+225.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$16,250.83 TJS150K	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$3.68 TJS33.99	-72.0%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Damascus	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$17.18 TJS158.54	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	+89.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$51.70 TJS477.10	-51.7%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 99.8% more for childcare

	Damascus	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$83.42 TJS769.87	+25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	+219.0%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.19 TJS11.00	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$1.79 TJS16.50	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$3.79 TJS34.99	+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$45.50 TJS419.93	+62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$5.42 TJS49.99	-1.5%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Damascus	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$24.38 TJS224.96	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$52.65 TJS485.92	+31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$77.64 TJS716.55	+29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$56.34 TJS519.91	-3.4%
Average			+8.8%

Damascus vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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