Dubai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
35
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
3.94M
948K

The cost of living in Dubai is 229% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1039th and 7063rd ($2420 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 203rd and 7083rd 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
$10.2
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$6746

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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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