Al Ain vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$900
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
35
😀 Quality of life
82
47
🏙️ Population
767K
948K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 88% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4139th and 6897th ($1455 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 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 562nd and 6988th 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
$10
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$6733

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
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$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
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$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$517

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$737
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$734
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$704
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$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
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$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
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$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
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$373
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$438