Dhaka vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$150
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$256
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$146
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
35
😀 Quality of life
58
47
🏙️ Population
16.8M
948K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 38% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8770th and 6897th ($478 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6105th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1249
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$700
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.5
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2391
$6733

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$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296

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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