Dushanbe vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$290
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
28
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
863K
846K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 52% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7107th and 8885th ($672 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7353rd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kathmandu

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Dushanbe Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$4063

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$655
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$659
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$664
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$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
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$288
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$379
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$282
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$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330