Dushanbe vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$265
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
36
90
🏙️ Population
863K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 43% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7600th and 5132nd ($605 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7359th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$5986

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$593
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$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034