Dushanbe vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$276
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1428
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
40
61
🏙️ Population
863K
4.43M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 30% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7313th and 5921st ($638 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tajikistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7225th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$4829

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952