Dushanbe vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$401
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
47
64
🏙️ Population
948K
2.95M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 9% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6897th and 6533rd ($773 vs $853) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6988th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kyiv

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Dushanbe Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$10572

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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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$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676