Dushanbe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$355
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
948K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7063rd and 4144th ($735 vs $1473) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7083rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$7922

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$553
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$590
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$635
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$585
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$454
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$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
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$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
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$473
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$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
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$370
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$2183
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$2420
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$1148
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$1373
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$1214
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$1457
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$2070
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$635
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$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$545
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$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
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$545
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$1309
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$1109
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$1192
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$563
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$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$565
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$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
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$627
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$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
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$489
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$928
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$523
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$465
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$487
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$813
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$565
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$492