Dushanbe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$265
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$216
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
46
😀 Quality of life
36
50
🏙️ Population
863K
3M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 19% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7600th and 8574th ($605 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 84th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7359th and 6227th 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
$5.46
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$618

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$614
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$394
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$613
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$613
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$408
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$484
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$381
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$853
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$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
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$414
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$538
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$430
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$431
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$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
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$538
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$474
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$1523
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$303
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$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
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$389
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$346
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$509
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$521
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$515
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$550
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$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
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$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
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$685
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$1523
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$414
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$580
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$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
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$554
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$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
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$484
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$458
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$557
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$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
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$665
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$464
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$680
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$651
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$681
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$714
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$507
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$710
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