Delhi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$210
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$155
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
63
36
🏙️ Population
26.5M
863K

The cost of living in Delhi is 25% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8647th and 7107th ($505 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 4744th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Dushanbe

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Delhi Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$13630

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$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

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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