Dushanbe vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$276	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$459
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	62
😀 Quality of life	40	55
🏙️ Population	863K	3.38M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 71% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7313th and 9021st ($638 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 68th 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 Lucknow. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 7225th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Lucknow

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	Dushanbe	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.23
🥤 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	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$3600

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$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

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337