Dushanbe vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$265
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
36
93
🏙️ Population
863K
3.9M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7600th and 80th ($605 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 71st in Tajikistan and the United States, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 7359th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Los Angeles

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Dushanbe Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$28838

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