Dushanbe vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$316
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
76
😀 Quality of life
42
61
🏙️ Population
863K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 1% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7031st and 7072nd ($712 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tajikistan and Iran, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 7474th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$836

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$555
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$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
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$354
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$642
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$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
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$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540