Almaty vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Almaty	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$585	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.2	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$713	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	35
😀 Quality of life	64	40
🏙️ Population	1.92M	863K

The cost of living in Almaty is 65% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4975th and 7313th ($1051 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 4635th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dushanbe

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	Almaty	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.87	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.2	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.35	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.61	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$289	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10418	$13332

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$935
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$488
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$878
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$398
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$560
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$504
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$529
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$633
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$738
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$532
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$658
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$641
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$641
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$475
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$434
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$623
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$558
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$479
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$488
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$651
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$674
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$416
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$651
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$673
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$669
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$785
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$682
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$564
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$680
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$667
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$682
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$692
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$582
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$664
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$735

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