Dushanbe vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$401
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
63
😀 Quality of life
47
54
🏙️ Population
948K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 84% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6897th and 8923rd ($773 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6988th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Karachi

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Dushanbe Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$1476

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$737
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$704
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$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
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$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525