Dushanbe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$276
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
62
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
863K
2M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 2% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7313th and 7206th ($638 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 7225th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$5767

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760