Bishkek vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$431
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
53
47
🏙️ Population
1.19M
948K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 2% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6825th and 6897th ($789 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6437th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dushanbe

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Bishkek Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$6733

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438