Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 33.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 23.2% more in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Pretoria are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+141.8%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$4.45 ZAR73.36	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$2.23 ZAR36.86	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$0.72 ZAR11.92	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+78.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+187.5%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+446.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+117.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$6.55 ZAR108.03	+77.8%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+114.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+123.4%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+212.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+37.7%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+114.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+33.1%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 23.2% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+117.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+47.1%
Average			+23.2%

Dushanbe vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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