Dushanbe vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$276
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$949
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$538
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
863K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 18% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7313th and 6438th ($638 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th 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 0.7 months in Manila. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 7225th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$14747

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$680
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$682
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$692
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$445
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$682
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$674
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$449
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$416
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$437
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$785
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$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
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$416
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$446
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$558
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$434
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$399
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$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
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$515
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$567
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$1662
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$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
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$352
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$335
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$673
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$804
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$792
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$759
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$697
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$842
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$738
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$491
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$817
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$860
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$519
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$550
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$640
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$682
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$592
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$590
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$568
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$534
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$681
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$496
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$523
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$577
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$497
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$441
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$511
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$610
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$619
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$540
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$584
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$483
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$596
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$660
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$490
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