Chicago vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	96	36
🏙️ Population	2.75M	863K

The cost of living in Chicago is 297% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 483rd and 7107th ($2667 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st 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 20th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$13630

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441