Dushanbe vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$290
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
35
😀 Quality of life
36
19
🏙️ Population
863K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7107th and 8269th ($672 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7353rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$2963

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$659
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$664
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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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$491
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$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
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$1123
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$1096
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$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
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$1586
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$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810