Dushanbe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$290
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
62
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
863K
1.99M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 6% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7107th and 6834th ($672 vs $717) 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7353rd and 3775th 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
$5.63
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$10290

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$450
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$527
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$452
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$567
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$596
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$614
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$599
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$358
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$645
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$461
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$653
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$532
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$354
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$519
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$563
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$516
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$437
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$1341
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$467
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$950
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$298
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$437
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$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
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$390
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$856
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$1191
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$469
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$886
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$902
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$817
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$1061
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$1002
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$461
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$946
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$527
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$1057
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$999
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$1113
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$422
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$916
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$1111
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$418
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$487
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$856
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$931
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$1169
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$1042
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