Dhaka vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$152
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$160
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
35
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
16.8M
948K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 35% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8803rd and 7063rd ($481 vs $735) 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 0.4 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 6218th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$6746

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15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423