Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 38.2% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$3.44
TJS37.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$4.58
TJS50.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.40
TJS4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$0.43
TJS4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$2.70
TJS29.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$2.38
TJS26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$1.53
TJS16.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$1.66
TJS18.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.42
TJS4.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.90
TJS9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$0.87
TJS9.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.48
TJS5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.19
TJS2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$3.36
TJS36.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$6.42
TJS70.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$13,983.98
TJS153,151.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$3.10
TJS33.96
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$26.72
TJS292.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$353.19
TJS3,868.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$173.53
TJS1,900.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$23.95
TJS262.30
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$94.74
TJS1,037.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,215.13
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$0.92
TJS10.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$1.17
TJS12.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$1.60
TJS17.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$39.22
TJS429.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$4.13
TJS45.19
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$27.51
TJS301.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$23.38
TJS256.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$48.14
TJS527.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$44.70
TJS489.52
|
|
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