Dushanbe vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$265
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$433
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
35
29
😀 Quality of life
36
27
🏙️ Population
863K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 12% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7600th and 8317th ($605 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 7359th and 8421st 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
$5.46
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$8023

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$538
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$477
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$569
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$474
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$303
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$607
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$441
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$623
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$512
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$501
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$580
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
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