Abu Dhabi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
83
36
🏙️ Population
1.48M
863K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 168% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2486th and 7107th ($1802 vs $672) 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 2.2 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 405th and 7353rd 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
$10.9
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$13630

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$2309
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$1503
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$1050
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
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$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
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$599
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$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441