Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 23.5% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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