Dushanbe vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$290
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3234
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
863K
585K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 56% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7107th and 3595th ($672 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in Tajikistan and Germany, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7353rd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$9380

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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$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
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$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
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$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
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431