Dushanbe vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$401
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$308
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
948K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 8% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6897th and 6584th ($773 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6988th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tashkent

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Dushanbe Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$10369

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899