Baku vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$358
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
64
46
🏙️ Population
2.3M
948K

The cost of living in Baku is 12% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6681st and 7063rd ($820 vs $735) 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 5397th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Dushanbe

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Baku Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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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