Dushanbe vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$765
🏠 One person rent
$276
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$109
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
36
😀 Quality of life
40
17
🏙️ Population
863K
1.48M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 80% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7313th and 9080th ($638 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Tajikistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 7225th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Onitsha

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Dushanbe Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$704

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$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$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
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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617