Dushanbe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$316
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1300
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
22
😀 Quality of life
42
70
🏙️ Population
863K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7031st and 4743rd ($712 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7474th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$5508

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$680
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$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$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
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
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$1155
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$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987