Bangkok vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$465
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
35
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
5.68M
948K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 40% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5467th and 7063rd ($1027 vs $735) 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 0.6 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 2647th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dushanbe

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Bangkok Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Dushanbe

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