Ashgabat vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$887
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
35
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
1.03M
948K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 146% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2849th and 7063rd ($1806 vs $735) 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 0.4 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 6881st and 7083rd 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
$28.8
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423