Dushanbe vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$355
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
37
😀 Quality of life
46
24
🏙️ Population
948K
1.48M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 20% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7063rd and 6203rd ($735 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 7083rd and 9020th 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
$5.32
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$1640

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$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673