Doha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
35
😀 Quality of life
83
47
🏙️ Population
1.19M
948K

The cost of living in Doha is 172% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1744th and 6897th ($2100 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 513th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Dushanbe

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Doha Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$6733

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139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
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$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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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