Dushanbe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$290
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
20
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
863K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 21% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7107th and 6257th ($672 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7353rd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$7706

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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934