Brussels vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
91
47
🏙️ Population
196K
948K

The cost of living in Brussels is 162% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1939th and 6897th ($2030 vs $773) 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 1.6 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 121st and 6988th 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
$21.2
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$6733

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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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