Dushanbe vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$276	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$6928
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	87
😀 Quality of life	40	92
🏙️ Population	863K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7313th and 22nd ($638 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 20th in Tajikistan and the United States, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7225th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs San Jose, United States

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	Dushanbe	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$15889

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123