Almaty vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1294
🏠 One person rent
$434
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$28.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
64
38
🏙️ Population
1.92M
863K

The cost of living in Almaty is 48% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6284th and 8259th ($775 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.3 months in Dushanbe. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 4680th and 7380th 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
$5.39
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$30.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$6.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$5.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$51.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$538
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$530
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$528
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$526
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$326
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$645
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$539
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$526
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$625
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$335
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$536
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$538
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$328
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$404
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$323
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$701
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$349
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$428
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$501
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$326
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$418
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$571
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$379
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$392
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$541
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$347
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$336
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$414
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$453
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$436
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$470
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$228
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$500
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$326
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$323
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$223
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$216
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$324