Doha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
35
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
948K

The cost of living in Doha is 174% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1994th and 7063rd ($2014 vs $735) 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 537th and 7083rd 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
$8.75
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$6746

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$1109
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$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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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