Chennai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$159	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	35
😀 Quality of life	65	42
🏙️ Population	6.6M	863K

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8898th and 7031st ($437 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 5th best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5272nd and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dushanbe

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	Chennai	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$7848

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

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