Dushanbe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$276
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
20
😀 Quality of life
40
52
🏙️ Population
863K
1.18M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 28% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7313th and 6017th ($638 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7225th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$9496

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964