Dushanbe vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$276
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
863K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 38% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7313th and 5135th ($638 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 282nd in Tajikistan and Japan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 7225th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$6030

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011