Dushanbe vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$355
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
35
41
😀 Quality of life
46
58
🏙️ Population
948K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 34% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7063rd and 5028th ($735 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7083rd and 6123rd 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
$5.32
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$4622

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$590
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$635
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$585
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$454
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$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
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$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
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$457
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$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
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$436
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
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$585
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$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
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$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
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$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
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$370
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$1209
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$906
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$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
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$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
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$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514