Athens vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$710
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$140
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
35
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
643K
863K

The cost of living in Athens is 102% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4155th and 7031st ($1436 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Greece vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 611th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$7848

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393