Dushanbe vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$401
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
75
😀 Quality of life
47
62
🏙️ Population
948K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 13% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6897th and 7388th ($773 vs $684) 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 0.4 months in Karaj. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6988th and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$826

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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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$622
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$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484