Abu Dhabi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
85
47
🏙️ Population
1.57M
948K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 176% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1650th and 6897th ($2133 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 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 424th and 6988th 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
$8.11
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$6733

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$1173
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$1355
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$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
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$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438