Dushanbe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$316
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
55
😀 Quality of life
42
62
🏙️ Population
863K
2.11M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 53% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7031st and 8825th ($712 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 7474th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$10637

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$555
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$600
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$650
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$603
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$428
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$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
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$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
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$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
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$433
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
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$354
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$460
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$461
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$472
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$449
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$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
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$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
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$386
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$689
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$807
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$503
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$771
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$1014
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$517
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$773
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$854
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$788
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$552
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$534