Dushanbe vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$265
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
36
61
🏙️ Population
863K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 20% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7600th and 6631st ($605 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 16th in Tajikistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 7359th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$12242

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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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$688
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$712
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$611
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$664
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$585
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$699
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$490
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$578
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$535
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$403
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$598
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$537
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$386
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$523
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$406
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1252
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1136
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$698
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1158
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$489
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1302
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$570
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$697
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1243
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$645
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1134
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1368
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$672
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$745
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$509
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$577
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$663
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$417
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$1968
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1702