Dubai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Dushanbe | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 293% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 989th and 7600th ($2379 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Tajikistan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 288th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs Dushanbe
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| Dubai | Dushanbe | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Dushanbe
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 49 km or 30 mi |  Tursunzoda | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Qurghonteppa | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Panjakent | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Istaravshan | |
| 190 km or 118 mi |  Jizzakh | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Samarkand | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Buston | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Khujand | |
| 205 km or 127 mi |  Kunduz | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Istiklol | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Konibodom | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Qarshi | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Puli Khumri | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Tashkent | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Fergana | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Margilan | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Namangan | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Andijan | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Bukhara | |
| 406 km or 252 mi |  Osh | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Shymkent | |
| 445 km or 276 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Kabul | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Turkmenabat | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Jalalabad | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Toktogul | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Taraz | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Talas | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Turkistan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi |  Mingora | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kentau | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Gardez | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Ghazni | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Peshawar | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Mardan | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | Khost |
