Dushanbe vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$290
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
69
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
863K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 66% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7107th and 8968th ($672 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tajikistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7353rd and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Lahore

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Dushanbe Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$1046

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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338