Dushanbe vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3918
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
36
89
🏙️ Population
863K
140K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 77% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7107th and 204th ($672 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Iceland, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 7353rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Reykjavik

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Dushanbe Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$6167

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$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
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$658
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$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
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$457
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$816
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$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
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$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
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$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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$2371
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$2602
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$2091
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$2300
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$1913
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$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
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$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
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$1752
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$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161