Dushanbe vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$401
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
47
69
🏙️ Population
948K
1.08M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 6% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6897th and 6663rd ($773 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6988th and 4272nd 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
$4.86
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$6976

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$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
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553