Athens vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$713
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$146
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
35
😀 Quality of life
81
47
🏙️ Population
643K
948K

The cost of living in Athens is 86% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4184th and 6897th ($1439 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Greece vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 602nd and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Dushanbe

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Athens Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$6733

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Dushanbe

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