Chicago vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
2.75M
948K

The cost of living in Chicago is 269% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 358th and 6897th ($2851 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 18th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$6733

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438