Dushanbe vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$355
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$2676
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
46
96
🏙️ Population
948K
14.3M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 57% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7063rd and 3249th ($735 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tajikistan and Japan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7083rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tokyo

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Dushanbe Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$16728

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$488
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$679
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$736
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$457
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$561
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$447
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$436
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$549
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$562
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$585
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$473
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$1709
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$368
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$621
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$477
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$533
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$521
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$369
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$505
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$433
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$1115
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