Dushanbe vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$276
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$3018
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
863K
9.67M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 56% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 7313th and 3641st ($638 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tajikistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7225th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Seoul

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Dushanbe Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$19966

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$680
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$682
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$692
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$445
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$682
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$674
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$449
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$416
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$437
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$785
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$488
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$479
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$416
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$446
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$558
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$434
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$399
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$475
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$651
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$515
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$567
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$1662
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$347
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$529
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$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
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$455
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$352
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$335
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$1101
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$1087
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$1056
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$986
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$1069
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$1106
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$1121
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$1081
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$1152
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$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
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$1120
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$1124
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$1054
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$1063
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$1072
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$1127
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$987
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$1020
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$1077
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$1041
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$1256
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$1088
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$1024
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$949
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$1542
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$973
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$924
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$986
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$911
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$1002
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$1560
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