Alexandria vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
56
42
🏙️ Population
4.87M
863K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 46% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9006th and 7031st ($384 vs $712) 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 0.3 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 6233rd and 7474th 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
$4.15
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$7848

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$330
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$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393