Alexandria vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$164	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	35
😀 Quality of life	51	40
🏙️ Population	4.87M	863K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 22% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8536th and 7313th ($495 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6224th and 7225th 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	$5.31	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$13332

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423