Dushanbe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$316
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
42
73
🏙️ Population
863K
13.3M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 50% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7031st and 4141st ($712 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7474th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$15272

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$600
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$650
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$603
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$428
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$620
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$626
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$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
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$404
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$844
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$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
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$432
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$562
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$451
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$433
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$549
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$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$354
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$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
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$396
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$334
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$354
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$914
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$915
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$917
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$800
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$898
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$831
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$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
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$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
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$837
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$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
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$615
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$678
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$765
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$660
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$629
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$697
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$547
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$570
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$543
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$882
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$544
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$672
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$649
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$707
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$293
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$734
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$537
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$485
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$545
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$719
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$537
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$475
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$496
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$718
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