Bangkok vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$405
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
35
😀 Quality of life
75
40
🏙️ Population
5.68M
863K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 41% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5960th and 7313th ($902 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1087th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$13332

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423