Bishkek vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$398
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
57
42
🏙️ Population
1.19M
863K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 4% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7031st ($743 vs $712) 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 0.5 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 6164th and 7474th 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
$6.84
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$7848

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

Cities near Dushanbe

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