Dushanbe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$290
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$228
😷 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 25% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7107th and 8365th ($672 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 7353rd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$612

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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797