Alexandria vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
57
47
🏙️ Population
5.36M
948K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 53% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9023rd and 6897th ($366 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 6205th and 6988th 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
$4.32
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$6733

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$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$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
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$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
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438