Delhi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$192
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$146
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
26.5M
948K

The cost of living in Delhi is 38% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8767th and 6897th ($479 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5583rd and 6988th 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
$4.69
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$6733

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$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438