Beirut vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$598
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
35
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
2.42M
948K

The cost of living in Beirut is 84% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7063rd ($1353 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5682nd and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Dushanbe

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Beirut Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$6746

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$1106
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$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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