Dushanbe vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$276
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$3220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
863K
579K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 58% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7313th and 3358th ($638 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 247th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 7225th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$9133

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$629
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$632
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$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410