Baku vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$307
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
35
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
2.3M
863K

The cost of living in Baku is 18% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6560th and 7313th ($753 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5476th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$13332

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$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423