Bangkok vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$424
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
35
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
5.68M
863K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 34% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5912th and 7031st ($958 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 1890th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$7848

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Dushanbe

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