Dushanbe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$355
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1243
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
23
😀 Quality of life
46
69
🏙️ Population
948K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 37% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7063rd and 4849th ($735 vs $1168) 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 7083rd and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$5515

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$702
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$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010