Dushanbe vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$290
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
36
62
🏙️ Population
863K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 15% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7107th and 6481st ($672 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 7353rd and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Mersin

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Dushanbe Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$6.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$13097

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$655
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$659
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$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832