Dushanbe vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$276
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$2711
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
863K
1.15M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 41% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 7313th and 4812th ($638 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 21st in Tajikistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 7225th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$13766

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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
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$963
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1326
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$907
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1029
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1073
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1113
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1006
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$953
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$882
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$910
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$1055
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$878
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$865
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$1076
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$895
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$1060
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$999
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$958
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$965
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$984
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$960
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$991
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$1002
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$924
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$787
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1009
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$967
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$932
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$903
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$963
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$1056
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$945
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$845
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$923