Dushanbe vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2106
🏠 One person rent
$316
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$280
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
46
😀 Quality of life
42
56
🏙️ Population
863K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 16% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7031st and 6476th ($712 vs $844) 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 0.3 months in Tashkent. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 7474th and 6210th 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
$5.97
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$9729

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$754
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$620
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$525
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$603
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$650
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$600
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$626
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$658
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$555
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$562
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$648
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$680
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$480
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$674
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$445
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$468
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$451
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$475
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$712
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$615
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$680
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$512
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$433
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$743
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$501
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$446
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$428
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$613
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$573
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$404
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$432
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$651
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$787