Dushanbe vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$401	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$843
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	47	75
🏙️ Population	948K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 31% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6897th and 4918th ($773 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6988th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Sao Paulo

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	Dushanbe	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$15990

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720