Dushanbe vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$276
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
35
😀 Quality of life
40
23
🏙️ Population
863K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7313th and 8335th ($638 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 7225th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$2959

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$632
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150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
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$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$467
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$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
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$1100
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$1361
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$923
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$959
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$1642
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$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840