Doha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
1.19M
863K

The cost of living in Doha is 160% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 2509th and 7031st ($1849 vs $712) 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 1.6 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 608th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$7848

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$1770
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$1201
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$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393