Chicago vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
95
36
🏙️ Population
2.75M
863K

The cost of living in Chicago is 343% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 529th and 7600th ($2678 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 7th in the United States and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 23rd and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$13506

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$593
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366