Cologne vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$947
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
96
36
🏙️ Population
1.09M
863K

The cost of living in Cologne is 188% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2551st and 7600th ($1744 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 7th in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 12th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dushanbe

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Cologne Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$13506

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$593
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366