Dushanbe vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$316
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1116
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
82
😀 Quality of life
42
71
🏙️ Population
863K
5.65M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7031st and 5813th ($712 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7474th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$10534

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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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$1083
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$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
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$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566