Dushanbe vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$276	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$460
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	40	64
🏙️ Population	863K	12.4M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 39% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7313th and 5031st ($638 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7225th and 4799th 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	$4.75	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659