Dushanbe vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$290
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$846
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
82
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
863K
5.38M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7107th and 6204th ($672 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and Russia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7353rd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$6847

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$655
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$659
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$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$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
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$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
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
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$846
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$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
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$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525