Chicago vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$160
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
2.75M
948K

The cost of living in Chicago is 284% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 375th and 7063rd ($2822 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 22nd and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dushanbe

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Chicago Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423