Dushanbe vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1196
🏠 One person rent	$276	$194
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$227
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	83
😀 Quality of life	40	45
🏙️ Population	863K	5.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 24% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 7313th and 8414th ($638 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Tajikistan and Egypt, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Giza ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 7225th and 6700th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Giza

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	Dushanbe	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$19.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$30.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$9.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$4.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$1.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$6.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$3764

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$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

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$549
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$494
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$472
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$478
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$450
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$470
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$446
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$468
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$366
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$418
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$384
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$495
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$455
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$421
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$657
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1671
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1725
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$625
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1703
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$692
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1687
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1848
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1703
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$449
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1826
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$434
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$802