Al Ain vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$612	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$154
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	35
😀 Quality of life	79	40
🏙️ Population	767K	863K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 77% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4616th and 7313th ($1132 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th 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 3.3 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 496th and 7225th 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	$8.1	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$13332

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$787
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1164
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1126
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1872
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1810
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$779
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$798
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$573
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1285
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1375
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$890
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1327
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$604
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$672
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$544
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$959
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1005
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$868
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$606
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$910
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$457
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$604
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$646
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$621
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$606
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$822
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$844
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$561
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$575

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423