Baku vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$340
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
64
42
🏙️ Population
2.3M
863K

The cost of living in Baku is 12% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6681st and 7031st ($796 vs $712) 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 0.6 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 5390th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$7848

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

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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