Dushanbe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$290
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
52
😀 Quality of life
36
43
🏙️ Population
863K
2.11M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 30% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7107th and 8536th ($672 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7353rd and 6659th 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
$5.63
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$11482

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$667
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$468
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$530
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$503
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$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
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$518
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$544