Al Ain vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$560	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$155
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	35
😀 Quality of life	79	36
🏙️ Population	767K	863K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 56% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5284th and 7107th ($1050 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 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 600th and 7353rd 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	$6.11	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$13630

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$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
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$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