Dushanbe vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$290
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
36
92
🏙️ Population
863K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 40% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7107th and 4890th ($672 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 7353rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$6369

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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057