Baku vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$320
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
35
😀 Quality of life
59
36
🏙️ Population
2.3M
863K

The cost of living in Baku is 15% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6540th and 7107th ($776 vs $672) 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 5306th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441