Dushanbe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$265
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
20
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
863K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 50% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7600th and 4439th ($605 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.3 months in Medina. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7359th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$7421

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$593
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$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366

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Distance City Cost of living
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$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905