Dushanbe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$401
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$216
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
55
😀 Quality of life
47
47
🏙️ Population
948K
2.11M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 71% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6897th and 8852nd ($773 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6988th and 6943rd 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
$4.86
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$7769

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$568
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$497
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$583
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$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
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$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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$449
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$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
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$737
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$576
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$550