Dushanbe vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$290
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$591
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
36
64
🏙️ Population
863K
1.08M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 14% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7107th and 6525th ($672 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 7353rd and 4508th 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
$5.63
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$6243

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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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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595