Boston vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$154
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
676K
863K

The cost of living in Boston is 424% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 35th and 7313th ($3345 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 8th in the United States and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 83rd and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Dushanbe

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Boston Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$13332

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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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