Birmingham vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
94
36
🏙️ Population
1.14M
863K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 223% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1973rd and 7600th ($1951 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 7th in the United Kingdom and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 35th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$13506

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BirminghamDushanbe

Cost of living

$349

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11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$593
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366