Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sucre vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary
Sucre is 7.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.3% less in Sucre
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4% more in Sucre
- Transportation
-
pay 44.9% more in Sucre
- Housing
-
pay 0.2% more in Sucre
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% less in Sucre
- Clothing
-
pay 4.4% more in Sucre
The cost of transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Sucre are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Sucre.
Sucre vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sucre instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.09
TJS56.11
|
$1.80
BOB12.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
TJS82.94
|
$5.79
BOB39.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TJS5.53
|
$0.64
BOB4.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TJS3.21
|
$0.58
BOB3.99
|
|
Dushanbe vs. Sucre - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
TJS5.48
|
$1.44
BOB9.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
TJS53.67
|
$2.20
BOB15.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
TJS36.53
|
$3.27
BOB22.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
TJS16.25
|
$1.73
BOB11.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.05
TJS18.92
|
$1.36
BOB9.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TJS7.14
|
$0.82
BOB5.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
TJS12.32
|
$0.39
BOB2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
TJS8.50
|
$0.33
BOB2.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
TJS5.26
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TJS2.85
|
$0.20
BOB1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.19
|
$0.33
BOB2.26
|
|
Dushanbe vs. Sucre - Cost of groceries
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
TJS37.97
|
$3.79
BOB26.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.59
TJS97.58
|
$23.15
BOB159.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,647.15
TJS107,336.20
|
$14,466.20
BOB99,974.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.60
TJS33.18
|
?? | |
Dushanbe vs. Sucre - Cost of transportation
pay 0.2% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TJS180.52
|
$26.00
BOB179.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.36
TJS3,984.45
|
$501.26
BOB3,464.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.58
TJS2,300.06
|
$315.31
BOB2,179.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.01
TJS387.15
|
$10.83
BOB74.87
|
|
Dushanbe vs. Sucre - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.88
TJS975.78
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,623.59
TJS70,256.42
|
?? |
Dushanbe vs. Sucre - Cost of childcare
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
TJS9.76
|
$1.42
BOB9.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
TJS17.89
|
$2.43
BOB16.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.18
TJS29.27
|
$1.88
BOB13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.10
TJS387.99
|
$23.05
BOB159.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.29
TJS48.79
|
$6.53
BOB45.14
|
|
Dushanbe vs. Sucre - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.43
TJS298.83
|
$36.00
BOB248.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.87
TJS376.65
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
TJS731.84
|
$72.00
BOB497.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.24
TJS536.68
|
$65.00
BOB449.21
|
|
Dushanbe vs. Sucre - Cost of clothing
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you.
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
See the
cost of living in Tajikistan vs. Bolivia.
This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Tajikistan and Bolivia.
Help us improve these prices
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate.
Learn more
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sucre or Dushanbe. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.