Dushanbe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$316
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
46
😀 Quality of life
42
77
🏙️ Population
863K
298K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7031st and 4625th ($712 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7474th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$8943

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$600
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$650
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$603
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$428
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$620
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$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
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$404
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$844
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$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
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$432
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$562
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$451
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$433
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$354
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$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
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$396
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$334
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$354
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$873
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$1770
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$806
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$930
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$1849
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$453
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$477
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$1283
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$530
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$503
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$1730
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$553
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$1627
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$1942
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$529
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$1454
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$530
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$730
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$2514
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$483
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$1419
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$726
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$2521
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$521
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$1183
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$463
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$549
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$542
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$719
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$889
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$1398
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$1449
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$632
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$571
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