Dushanbe vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$401
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
77
😀 Quality of life
47
64
🏙️ Population
948K
1.9M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 7% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 6897th and 6643rd ($773 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tajikistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 6988th and 5317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Manila

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Dushanbe Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$12450

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$645
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$568
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$497
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$583
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$622
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$576
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$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
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$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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$785
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$555
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$765
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$710
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$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$725
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$485
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$588
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$885
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$581
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$548
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$671
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$693
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$602
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$584
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$512
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$517
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$671
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$505
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$481
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$598
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$491
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$410
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$582
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$624
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$521
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$528
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$576
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$498
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$570
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$538
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$537
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$461
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$614
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$420
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$465
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$585
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$520
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$413