Dushanbe vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$290
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
36
57
🏙️ Population
863K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 10% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7107th and 6689th ($672 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7353rd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$8325

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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$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
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$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
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$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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$571
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$482
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$493
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$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
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$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768