Dushanbe vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$276
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
61
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
863K
606K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 44% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7313th and 4604th ($638 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 7225th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$13518

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$632
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$672
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$473
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$562
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$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
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$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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$1362
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$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257