Dushanbe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$401
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
47
78
🏙️ Population
948K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6897th and 3485th ($773 vs $1628) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6988th and 899th 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
$4.86
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$10912

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$704
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$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
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$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
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$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459