Dushanbe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$290
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
65
😀 Quality of life
36
83
🏙️ Population
863K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 55% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7107th and 3679th ($672 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7353rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$5054

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$667
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$468
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$530
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$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
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$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
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$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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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
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$1232
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$1050
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$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
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$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
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$928
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$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
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$489
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$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507