Dushanbe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$401
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
47
86
🏙️ Population
948K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6897th and 3851st ($773 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6988th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$8199

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$645
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$568
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$497
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$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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$2356
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$2470
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$1170
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$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
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$1218
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$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1059
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$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469