Dushanbe vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$265
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$103
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
36
😀 Quality of life
36
12
🏙️ Population
863K
1.48M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 38% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7600th and 5680th ($605 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 7359th and 9148th 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
$5.46
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$1617

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$538
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$477
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$569
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$474
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$303
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$607
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$623
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$512
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$501
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$651
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$634
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$779
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$764
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$776
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$741
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$601
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$535
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$655
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$677
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$553
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$1113
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$743
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$1030
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$1265
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$555
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$670
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$820
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$709
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$371
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$613
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