Belgrade vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$607
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
70
40
🏙️ Population
1.38M
863K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 84% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4511th and 7313th ($1172 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Serbia and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Serbia vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2979th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$13332

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

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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