Dushanbe vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$290
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
76
😀 Quality of life
36
55
🏙️ Population
863K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 9% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7107th and 6711th ($672 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 7353rd and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$886

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$468
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$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
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$372
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Distance City Cost of living
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$697
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$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
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$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559