Dushanbe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$316
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$2496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
42
80
🏙️ Population
863K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7031st and 3418th ($712 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7474th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Riyadh

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Dushanbe Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$9818

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$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
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$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$1942
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$1162
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$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463