Dushanbe vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$401
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$147
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
69
😀 Quality of life
47
51
🏙️ Population
948K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 73% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6897th and 8874th ($773 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6988th and 6631st 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
$4.86
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$806

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252