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Damascus vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 24.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 15.5% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 68.0% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 65.6% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.5% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$8.00 SYP104,016	+31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS83.01	$6.00 SYP78,012	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.53	$1.37 SYP17,769	+127.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.21	$0.82 SYP10,683	+136.2%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 15.5% less for groceries

	Dushanbe	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.48	$0.50 SYP6,447	-16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$1.61 SYP20,885	-72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$3.76 SYP48,876	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.26	$1.91 SYP24,801	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS18.94	$3.25 SYP42,227	+58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.15	$0.45 SYP5,857	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.33	$0.76 SYP9,879	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$0.49 SYP6,389	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.26	$0.34 SYP4,423	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.85	$0.32 SYP4,162	+3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.19	$0.30 SYP3,890	+25.8%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS38.00	$15.62 SYP203,114	+279.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$17.00 SYP221,034	+60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	+28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$7.00 SYP91,014	+94.4%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 68.0% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$55.00 SYP715,110	+180.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS3,987.92	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,302.07	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS387.48	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+163.9%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 65.6% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS976.63	$49.17 SYP639,265	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS70,317.65	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-77.6%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$1.60 SYP20,803	+51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS17.90	$1.93 SYP25,137	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS29.30	$3.00 SYP39,006	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS388.33	$16.25 SYP211,282	-61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS48.83	$3.00 SYP39,006	-43.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS299.09	$44.25 SYP575,338	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS376.98	$41.25 SYP536,332	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS732.48	$57.50 SYP747,615	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS537.15	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+37.4%
Average			+11.8%

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