Dushanbe vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$276	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$1784
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	35	41
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	863K	1.68M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 38% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7313th and 5103rd ($638 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7225th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Mecca

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	Dushanbe	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$4708

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$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
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490