Dushanbe vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$276
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
35
30
😀 Quality of life
40
29
🏙️ Population
863K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 31% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7313th and 8601st ($638 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7225th and 8527th 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
$4.75
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$6789

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150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
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$473
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$562
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$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
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$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
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$335
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$423

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$530
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
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$720
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$840
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$553
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$748
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$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
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$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
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$677
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$449
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$819
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$575
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$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539