Dresden vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$637
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
566K
948K

The cost of living in Dresden is 87% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4158th and 6897th ($1448 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 96th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Dushanbe

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Dresden Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$6733

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$1410
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$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
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$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