Dushanbe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$401
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
948K
298K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6897th and 4453rd ($773 vs $1340) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6988th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$10985

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$568
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$583
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$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
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$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
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$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
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$373
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$438

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$1062
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$965
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$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
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$2015
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$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
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$2133
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$497
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$1437
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$485
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$703
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$2470
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$469
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$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
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$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
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$694
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$861
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$1355
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$1455
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$620
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$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
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$521