Dushanbe vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$355
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$322
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
46
56
🏙️ Population
948K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 11% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7063rd and 6652nd ($735 vs $827) 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 7083rd and 6254th 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
$5.32
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$10127

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$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
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$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
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866