Chennai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chennai | Dushanbe | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7063rd ($430 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5162nd and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Chennai | Dushanbe | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 159 km or 99 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Madanapalle | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Kadapa | |
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| 269 km or 167 mi | Ongole | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Salem | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Bangalore | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Chirala | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Hindupur | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Nandyal | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Anantapur | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Erode | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Tumkur | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Tenali | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Machilipatnam | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Guntur | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Vijayawada | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Kurnool | |
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| 402 km or 250 mi | Mysore | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Eluru | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Madurai | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Adoni | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Nalgonda | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Rajahmundry | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Khammam | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Mahbubnagar | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Kakinada | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Hospet | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 49 km or 30 mi |  Tursunzoda | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Qurghonteppa | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Panjakent | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Istaravshan | |
| 190 km or 118 mi |  Jizzakh | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Samarkand | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Buston | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Khujand | |
| 205 km or 127 mi |  Kunduz | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Istiklol | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Konibodom | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Qarshi | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Puli Khumri | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Tashkent | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Fergana | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Margilan | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Namangan | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Andijan | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Bukhara | |
| 406 km or 252 mi |  Osh | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Shymkent | |
| 445 km or 276 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Kabul | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Turkmenabat | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Jalalabad | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Toktogul | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Taraz | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Talas | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Turkistan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi |  Mingora | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kentau | |
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| 560 km or 348 mi | Ghazni | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Peshawar | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Mardan | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | Khost |