Dushanbe vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$316
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$3571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
863K
587K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 53% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7031st and 3903rd ($712 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7474th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Essen

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Dushanbe Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$9800

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$680
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575