Dushanbe vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$290	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$2198
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	36	79
🏙️ Population	863K	594K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 36% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7107th and 5234th ($672 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 362nd in Tajikistan and Japan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 7353rd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kawaguchi

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	Dushanbe	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$12607

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095