Dushanbe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$401
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$692
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
948K
2M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 16% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6897th and 6121st ($773 vs $924) 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 6988th and 4446th 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
$4.86
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$14758

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$737
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$734
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$704
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$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$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
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$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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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853