Chennai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$161
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
68
40
🏙️ Population
10.3M
863K

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7313th ($434 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 8th in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 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 3676th and 7225th 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
$2.09
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$13332

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423