Dhaka vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1078
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$121
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$155
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
54
36
🏙️ Population
16.8M
863K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 36% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8916th and 7107th ($428 vs $672) 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 0.7 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 5968th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.65
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1444
$13630

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$301
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$271
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$380
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$295
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$256
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$339
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$290
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$279
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$294
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$296
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$312
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$335
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$309
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$342
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$335
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$353
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$341
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$336
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$343
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$311
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$336
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$461
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$344
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$343
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$351
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$360
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$340
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$334
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$338
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$338
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$408
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$298
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$390
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$356
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$317

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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