Dushanbe vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$265
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$170
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
863K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 51% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7600th and 8953rd ($605 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Tajikistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 7359th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Rawalpindi

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Dushanbe Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$1075

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$379
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$458
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