Dushanbe vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$276
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$520
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
863K
2.95M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 16% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7313th and 6536th ($638 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 7225th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$7179

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$473
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$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
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$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
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$785
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$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
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$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
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$515
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$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
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$335
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$451
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$443
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$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
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$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
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$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
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$487
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$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
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$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
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$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
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$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528