Cologne vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
97
36
🏙️ Population
1.08M
863K

The cost of living in Cologne is 176% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2308th and 7107th ($1851 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 16th and 7353rd 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
$14
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441