Cologne vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$160
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.09M
948K

The cost of living in Cologne is 171% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2067th and 7063rd ($1990 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 15th and 7083rd 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
$16.4
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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