Dushanbe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$355
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$632
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
948K
2M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 12% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7063rd and 6618th ($735 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7083rd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Minsk

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Dushanbe Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$12897

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$702
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$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882