Dushanbe vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2459
🏠 One person rent
$316
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$612
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
863K
1.12M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 31% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 7031st and 5310th ($712 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 7474th and 3238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tbilisi

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Dushanbe Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
11.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$4265

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$680
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$736
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$643
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$691
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$719
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$852
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$718
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$736
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$836
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1081
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1059
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$484
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1181
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1001
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$668
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$567
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$633
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$613
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$569
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$706
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$630
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$823
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$629
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$567
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$633
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$836
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$562
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$968
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$573
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$968
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$604
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$793
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$402
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$457
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$681
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$488
375 km or 233 mi Van
$585
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$632