Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.1 times more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 79.4% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 57.1% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Santiago

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Santiago are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS61.51	$12.36 CLF0.4500	+120.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS100.40	$8.24 CLF0.3000	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.83	$1.78 CLF0.0700	+186.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS3.08	$1.37 CLF0.0500	+386.7%
Average			+170.7%

Dushanbe vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.4% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS6.26	$1.48 CLF0.0500	+159.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS46.87	$5.49 CLF0.2000	+28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS33.37	$4.59 CLF0.1700	+50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS19.19	$3.97 CLF0.1500	+126.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS20.65	$2.88 CLF0.1100	+52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.96	$0.96 CLF0.0300	+76.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS11.72	$0.71 CLF0.0300	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS11.96	$0.91 CLF0.0300	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS4.18	$0.84 CLF0.0300	+120.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.68	$0.80 CLF0.0300	+139.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.66	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+170.4%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS34.92	$5.14 CLF0.1900	+61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS51.26	$41.20 CLF1.5100	+780.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	$18,540.00 CLF678.2500	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS34.85	$12.41 CLF0.4500	+290.2%
Average			+281.1%

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pay 57.1% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS262.43	$20.87 CLF0.7600	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,527.61	$513.58 CLF18.7900	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,306.52	$439.93 CLF16.0900	+109.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS551.52	$104.66 CLF3.8300	+108.0%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	$387.71 CLF14.1800	+263.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS149,667.42	$6,421.89 CLF234.9300	-53.0%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS12.30	$2.83 CLF0.1000	+152.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS25.12	$3.09 CLF0.1100	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS25.63	$5.15 CLF0.1900	+120.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS406.63	$33.85 CLF1.2400	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS51.26	$5.87 CLF0.2100	+25.5%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS307.54	$52.80 CLF1.9300	+88.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS395.70	$31.11 CLF1.1400	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS840.60	$73.37 CLF2.6800	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS589.44	$82.04 CLF3.0000	+52.5%
Average			+30.6%

Dushanbe vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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