Ashgabat vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$968
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
35
😀 Quality of life
43
47
🏙️ Population
1.03M
948K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 145% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2383rd and 6897th ($1898 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 7430th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dushanbe

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Ashgabat Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$6733

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438