Dubai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
35
😀 Quality of life
90
47
🏙️ Population
3.94M
948K

The cost of living in Dubai is 219% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 947th and 6897th ($2470 vs $773) 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 184th and 6988th 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
$11.9
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$6733

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$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