Chennai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$142
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
35
😀 Quality of life
65
47
🏙️ Population
6.6M
948K

The cost of living in Chennai is 47% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8947th and 6897th ($409 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5131st and 6988th 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
$2.12
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$6733

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$306
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$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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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