Chicago vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$154
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	96	40
🏙️ Population	2.75M	863K

The cost of living in Chicago is 309% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 505th and 7313th ($2613 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 8th 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 2 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 7225th 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	$17.5	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$13332

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423