Dushanbe vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$799
🏠 One person rent
$276
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
40
35
🏙️ Population
863K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 93% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7313th and 9155th ($638 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th 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 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 7225th and 7850th 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
$4.75
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$1496

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$629
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282