Dushanbe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$355
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
42
😀 Quality of life
46
74
🏙️ Population
948K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 35% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7063rd and 4940th ($735 vs $1135) 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 7083rd and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$10792

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$553
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$590
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$635
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$585
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$454
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$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
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$429
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$827
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$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
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$457
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$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
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$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
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$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
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$370
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$423

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$1080
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$796
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$575
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$1214
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$1457
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$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
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$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
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$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
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$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
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$434
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$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
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$547
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$1037
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$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
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$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
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$465