Al Ain vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1294
🏠 One person rent
$889
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$28.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
35
😀 Quality of life
64
38
🏙️ Population
767K
863K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 177% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2952nd and 8259th ($1449 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Dushanbe. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 4608th and 7380th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$30.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$6.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$51.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$5054

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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
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$538
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$530
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$528
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$526
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$326
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$645
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$539
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$526
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$625
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$335
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$536
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$538
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$328
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$404
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$323
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$701
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$349
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$428
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$501
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$326
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$418
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$571
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$379
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$392
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$541
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
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$347
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$336
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$414
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$453
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$436
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$470
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$228
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$500
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$326
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$323
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$223
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$216
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$324