Dushanbe vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$401
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
33
😀 Quality of life
47
42
🏙️ Population
948K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 45% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6897th and 8488th ($773 vs $532) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6988th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Sanaa

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Dushanbe Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$4197

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$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
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$497
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$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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$476
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$478
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$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
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$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
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$1210
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$976
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$1148
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$872
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$1628
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$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910