Dushanbe vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$401
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
29
😀 Quality of life
47
47
🏙️ Population
948K
846K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 83% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6897th and 8916th ($773 vs $424) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6988th and 6934th 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
$4.86
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$4078

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$737
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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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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
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$288
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$272
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$330
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$297
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$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339