Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.9 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
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