Dushanbe vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$290	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$477
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	36	63
🏙️ Population	863K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7107th and 5616th ($672 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7353rd and 4573rd 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	$5.63	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$13135

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629