Dushanbe vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$994
🏠 One person rent
$276
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
69
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
863K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 65% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7313th and 8998th ($638 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7225th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$1054

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$629
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$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
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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
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$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352