Dushanbe vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$670
🏠 One person rent
$276
$111
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$173
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$108
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$123
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
40
27
🏙️ Population
863K
3.2M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 121% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 7313th and 9245th ($638 vs $289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 27th in Tajikistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Faisalabad ranked 13th in Pakistan, while ranked 7225th and 8707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Faisalabad

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Dushanbe Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$7.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.64
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$97
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$120
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$20.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$2.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$10.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$11.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$14.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$645

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$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
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$344
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$260
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$337
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$364
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$290
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$330
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$303
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$337
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$386
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$268
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$240
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$338
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$277
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$328
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$508
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$298
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$278
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$307
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$399
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$394
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$331
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$389
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$399
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$267
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$238
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$448
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$307
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$352
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$335
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$281
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$393
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$250
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$401
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$291
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$311
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$282