Dushanbe vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$355
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$3475
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
46
95
🏙️ Population
948K
587K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 53% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7063rd and 3860th ($735 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7083rd and 17th 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
$5.32
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$10028

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$702
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$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587