Almaty vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$477
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
70
42
🏙️ Population
2.23M
863K

The cost of living in Almaty is 24% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6307th and 7031st ($884 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 4103rd and 7474th 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
$6.77
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$7848

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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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