Dresden vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$684
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
88
36
🏙️ Population
566K
863K

The cost of living in Dresden is 132% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 3862nd and 7600th ($1402 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 7th in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 217th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$13506

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$1325
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$1202
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$1309
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$1048
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$1278
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$880
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$971
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$1420
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$1314
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$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
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$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
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$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
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$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
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$1216
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$950
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$1092
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$979
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$593
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$602
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$613
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$507
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$472
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$614
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$615
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$623
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$394
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$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
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$408
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$484
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$381
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$853
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$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
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$444
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$414
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$538
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$430
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$431
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$477
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$569
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$538
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$474
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$1523
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$303
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$441
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$623
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$512
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$364
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$501
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$386
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$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
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$366
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$366