Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 21.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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