Dushanbe vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$401
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
948K
1.57M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 53% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6897th and 8645th ($773 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Tajikistan and Iran, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 6988th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$2115

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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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$485
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$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
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$1437
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$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694