Dushanbe vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$875
🏠 One person rent
$401
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
47
61
🏙️ Population
948K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 114% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6897th and 9031st ($773 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Tajikistan and India, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 6988th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$1762

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289