Dushanbe vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$355
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$152
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
63
😀 Quality of life
46
54
🏙️ Population
948K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 69% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7063rd and 8914th ($735 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Karachi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7083rd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$1646

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$692
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$653
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$553
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$484
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$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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$365
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$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
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$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
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$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
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$813
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$351
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$297
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$294
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$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561