Dushanbe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$401
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1337
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
23
😀 Quality of life
47
69
🏙️ Population
948K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 34% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6897th and 4843rd ($773 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6988th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$5520

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$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
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077