Dushanbe vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$316	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	42	69
🏙️ Population	863K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 32% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7031st and 5192nd ($712 vs $1052) 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 7474th and 4142nd 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	$5.97	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$15428

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666