Dresden vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$729
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
89
36
🏙️ Population
563K
863K

The cost of living in Dresden is 118% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 3857th and 7107th ($1462 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 203rd and 7353rd 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
$12
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13630

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$1413
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$1386
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$1393
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$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
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$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$1387

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$655
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$659
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$664
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$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
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$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
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$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
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$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
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$599
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$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
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$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441