Dushanbe vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$265
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
36
40
🏙️ Population
863K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 46% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7600th and 4761st ($605 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Tajikistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7359th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$2289

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$408
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$626
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$591
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$444
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$414
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$538
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$430
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$431
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$477
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$569
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$538
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$474
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$303
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$607
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$441
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$623
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$512
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$364
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$501
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$779
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$590
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$695
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$613
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$634
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$755
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$558
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$651
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$535
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$647
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$881
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$632
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$354
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$575
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$649
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$972
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$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
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$588
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$729
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$1611
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$658
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$679
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$462
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$883
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$621
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