Dushanbe vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$355
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
61
😀 Quality of life
46
63
🏙️ Population
948K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 47% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7063rd and 8722nd ($735 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Tajikistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 7083rd and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kharkiv

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Dushanbe Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$2953

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$590
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$635
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$585
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$454
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$609
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$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
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$429
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$827
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$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
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$457
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$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
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$436
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$549
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$562
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$585
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$473
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$1709
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$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
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$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
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$370
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$757
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$490
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$516
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$630
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$505
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$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
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$644
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$637
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$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
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$528
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$549
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$485
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$761
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$724
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$476
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$492
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$696
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$599
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$529
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$557
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$705
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$597
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$686
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$500
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$697
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$893
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$759
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$882
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$487
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$545
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$534
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$414
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$680
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$905
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$637
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$759
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$562