Baku vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$378
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
2.3M
948K

The cost of living in Baku is 11% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6524th and 6897th ($856 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5591st and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$6733

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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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