Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 2.1 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$5.93
R$30.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$6.92
R$36.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$1.07
R$5.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.72
R$3.74
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$1.61
R$8.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$4.63
R$24.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$4.23
R$22.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$2.29
R$11.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$1.82
R$9.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.78
R$4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.53
R$2.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$0.43
R$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.70
R$3.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.48
R$2.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.47
R$2.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$4.59
R$23.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$50.51
R$262.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$23,730.52
R$123,472.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$8.99
R$46.77
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$21.45
R$111.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$384.72
R$2,001.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$223.17
R$1,161.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$65.73
R$342.02
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$383.64
R$1,996.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$9,542.54
R$49,650.81
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$1.98
R$10.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$1.62
R$8.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$2.37
R$12.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$23.91
R$124.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$7.51
R$39.10
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$46.01
R$239.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$45.46
R$236.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$75.98
R$395.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$62.59
R$325.66
|
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