Dushanbe vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$276
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$540
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
35
57
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
863K
1.12M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 41% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 7313th and 4788th ($638 vs $1085) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tajikistan and Georgia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 7225th and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$6292

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$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553