Dushanbe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$316
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$549
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
61
😀 Quality of life
42
69
🏙️ Population
863K
2M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 3% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7031st and 6924th ($712 vs $735) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7474th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$11271

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$680
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$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879