Alexandria vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	35
😀 Quality of life	48	36
🏙️ Population	4.87M	863K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 54% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9207th and 7107th ($310 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6328th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dushanbe

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	Alexandria	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$13630

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

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