Dushanbe vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$7867
🏠 One person rent
$316
$2171
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$3805
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$759
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$6208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
863K
690K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 79% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7031st and 73rd ($712 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Tajikistan and the United States, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7474th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$196
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$35
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$24065

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$428
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$626
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$470
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$432
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$562
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$451
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$433
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$549
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$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$354
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$615
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$445
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$532
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$480
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$351
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$468
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$401
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$396
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$334
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$3054
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$2576
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$2919
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$2710
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$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2563
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$2355
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$2482
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$2612
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$2791
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$2495
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$2338
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$2697
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$2509
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$2522
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$2773
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$2582
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$2506
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$3275
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$2601
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$2788
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$2693
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$2755
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$2940
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$2450
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$2288
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$2494
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$2323
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$2581
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$2339
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2347
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$1845
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$3069
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$2824
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$2699
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$2255
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$2066
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2400
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$1935
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$1949