Belgrade vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$717
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
74
42
🏙️ Population
1.2M
863K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 87% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4408th and 7031st ($1335 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Serbia vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 2116th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$7848

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$1141
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$883
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$895
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802

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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