Abu Dhabi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$150
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
35
😀 Quality of life
83
36
🏙️ Population
1.48M
863K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 202% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2320th and 7600th ($1828 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 438th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dushanbe

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Abu Dhabi Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$13506

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$2240
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$1196
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$1239
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$1540
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$1779
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1709
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$780
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$967
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1223
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1243
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$1090
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$547
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1068
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1056
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$548
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$897
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$901
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$514
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$518
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$589
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$551
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$546
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$563
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$557
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$585
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$515
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$507
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$464
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$605
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$529
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1637
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
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$593
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
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$538
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$474
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$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366