Dortmund vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$750
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$160
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
595K
948K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 123% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 3504th and 7063rd ($1637 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 33rd and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Dushanbe

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Dortmund Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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