Dushanbe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$316
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
42
75
🏙️ Population
863K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 34% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7031st and 5037th ($712 vs $1081) 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 7474th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$11063

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$555
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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
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$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
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
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$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$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
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
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$354
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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$1228
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$1449
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$1398
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$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
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$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
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$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
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$557
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$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
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$530
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$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
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$1201
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$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
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$430
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$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
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$1008
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$806
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$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
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$453