Dushanbe vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$401
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$3165
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
47
95
🏙️ Population
948K
587K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 49% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6897th and 3925th ($773 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6988th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$9789

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538