Dushanbe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$401
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
948K
13.3M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 54% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6897th and 3277th ($773 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Russia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6988th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Moscow

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Dushanbe Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$20160

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749