Dushanbe vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$290
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
61
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
863K
605K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 43% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7107th and 4672nd ($672 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7353rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$13962

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$666
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$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$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
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$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
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$527
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$419
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$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
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$614
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$599
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$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
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$1377
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$1111
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$856
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$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
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$1120
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$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
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$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
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$979
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$1608
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$1363
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$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
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$2023
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$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
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$1363