Dushanbe vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$276
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$479
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
75
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
863K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 60% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7313th and 8958th ($638 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 7225th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$1360

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$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$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
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$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
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318