Delhi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$221
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$150
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
61
36
🏙️ Population
26.5M
863K

The cost of living in Delhi is 16% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8558th and 7600th ($510 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5071st and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$13506

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$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

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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