Dubai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
91
42
🏙️ Population
3.94M
863K

The cost of living in Dubai is 253% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 848th and 7031st ($2514 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 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 158th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$7848

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$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393