Dushanbe vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$899
🏠 One person rent
$316
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$354
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
75
😀 Quality of life
42
63
🏙️ Population
863K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 95% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7031st and 9044th ($712 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 1 months in Kolkata. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 7474th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$1863

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$680
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$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297