Al Ain vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$889	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	35
😀 Quality of life	82	42
🏙️ Population	767K	863K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 103% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7031st ($1449 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 588th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Dushanbe

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	Al Ain	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$7848

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393