Dushanbe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$290
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
863K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 39% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7107th and 4893rd ($672 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Oman, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7353rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$8649

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$667
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$468
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$530
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$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
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$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
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$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
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$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
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$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548