Dushanbe vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$276
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$626
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
863K
1.08M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7313th and 6335th ($638 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7225th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Nur-Sultan

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Dushanbe Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$8086

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651