Dushanbe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$265
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
863K
2.11M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 26% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7600th and 8745th ($605 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 47th in Tajikistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7359th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Medan

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Dushanbe Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$10763

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$614
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$615
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$623
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$394
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$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
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$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
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$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
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$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$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
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$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
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
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$366
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Distance City Cost of living
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$470
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$474
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$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
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$645
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$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
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$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
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$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
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$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
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$485
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$792
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$782
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$703
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$529
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$501