Abu Dhabi vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	35
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	1.57M	948K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 182% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1859th and 7063rd ($2070 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 447th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dushanbe

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	Abu Dhabi	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$6746

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423