Brussels vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$160
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
196K
948K

The cost of living in Brussels is 181% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7063rd ($2065 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 99th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dushanbe

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Brussels Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423