Cost of living comparison

 Brasilia, Brazil
compared to
 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dushanbe vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 13.2% cheaper than Brasilia.

Restaurants
pay 19.4% less in Dushanbe
Groceries
pay 2.7% less in Dushanbe
Transportation
pay 44.6% less in Dushanbe
Housing
pay 7.6% more in Dushanbe
Childcare
pay 29.2% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.1% more in Dushanbe
Clothing
pay 10.4% less in Dushanbe

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Brasilia. Expenses including transportation, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Brasilia, you would:

pay 19.4% less for restaurants

 
Brasilia
Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
R$39.89
$5.61
TJS56.10
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
R$34.90
$9.16
TJS91.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.14
R$6.52
$0.62
TJS6.23

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

 
Brasilia
Dushanbe
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
R$8.98
$0.57
TJS5.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.43
R$25.38
$4.28
TJS42.76
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
R$20.44
$3.05
TJS30.44

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pay 44.6% less for transportation

 
Brasilia
Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.79
R$21.67
$3.19
TJS31.86
Monthly public transit pass $43.46
R$248.80
$4.68
TJS46.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,385.57
R$139,607.42
$20,113.17
TJS201,034.08

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pay 7.6% more for housing

 
Brasilia
Dushanbe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.32
R$110.58
$23.95
TJS239.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $360.74
R$2,065.25
$413.18
TJS4,129.77
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.88
R$1,281.69
$210.49
TJS2,103.85

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pay 29.2% less for childcare

 
Brasilia
Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $461.58
R$2,642.57
$106.65
TJS1,065.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,525.09
R$65,981.12
$13,658.24
TJS136,516.17

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brasilia
Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.74
R$9.97
$1.12
TJS11.22
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.75
R$10.01
$2.29
TJS22.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.09
R$11.97
$2.34
TJS23.38

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

 
Brasilia
Dushanbe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.89
R$291.36
$28.06
TJS280.51
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.19
R$235.80
$36.11
TJS360.93
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.43
R$368.84
$76.71
TJS766.73

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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