Dushanbe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$401
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
42
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
948K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 35% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6897th and 4774th ($773 vs $1193) 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 1.4 months in Muscat. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6988th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$10581

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$568
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$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
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$468
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$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
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$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
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$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
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$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
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$373
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$438

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$1082
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$797
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$530
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$1173
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$1455
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$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
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$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
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$1059
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$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
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$454