Delhi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1167
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$190
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$140
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
60
42
🏙️ Population
26.5M
863K

The cost of living in Delhi is 31% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8745th and 7031st ($489 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5934th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.73
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.25%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2066
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.33
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.2
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1832
$7848

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$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393