Chicago vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	97	42
🏙️ Population	2.75M	863K

The cost of living in Chicago is 293% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 394th and 7031st ($2799 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 16th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$7848

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393