Dushanbe vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$401
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
47
28
🏙️ Population
948K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 42% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6897th and 8425th ($773 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tajikistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6988th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Meru

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Dushanbe Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$10408

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$645
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$568
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$497
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$583
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$622
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$576
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$468
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$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
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$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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$448
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
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$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$577
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$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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