Almaty vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$499
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
65
36
🏙️ Population
1.92M
863K

The cost of living in Almaty is 40% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6015th and 7107th ($941 vs $672) 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 4176th and 7353rd 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
$8.28
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441