Dushanbe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$401
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$252
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
948K
3M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 60% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6897th and 8757th ($773 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Tajikistan and Iran, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6988th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Mashhad

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Dushanbe Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$629

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$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
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$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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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638