Dushanbe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$276
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
863K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 43% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7313th and 4635th ($638 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7225th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$8464

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$632
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150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
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$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
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$1191
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$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646