Dushanbe vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$290
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$529
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
36
64
🏙️ Population
863K
2.95M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 15% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7107th and 6450th ($672 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 7353rd and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$7166

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$468
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$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
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$816
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$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
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$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
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$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
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$614
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$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
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$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
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$372
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Distance City Cost of living
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$420
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$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
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$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
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$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
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$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
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$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
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$451
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$516
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$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563