Al Ain vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$903
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
35
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
767K
948K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 98% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4207th and 7063rd ($1457 vs $735) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 505th and 7083rd 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
$9.72
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$6746

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
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$1135
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$635
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$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
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$545
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$627
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$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
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$465
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$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
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$702
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$704
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$692
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$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
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$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
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$436
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
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$473
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$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
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$521
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$369
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$505
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$433
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$425
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$323
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$370
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$423