Dushanbe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$276
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$2188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
863K
157K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7313th and 3950th ($638 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 7225th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$10676

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150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
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$473
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$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
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$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
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$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
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$515
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$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
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$335
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$1005
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$868
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$1810
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$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
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$646
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$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
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$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
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$1673
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$606
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$1642
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$1936
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$890
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$1424
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$604
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$710
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$2229
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$541
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$1612
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$708
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$1841
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$544
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$1577
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$561
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$543
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$540
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$698
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$875
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$1584
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$1132
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$758
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$1191
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$559
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$604