Algiers vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Algiers	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$530	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1315	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$195	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	35
😀 Quality of life	58	36
🏙️ Population	2.36M	863K

The cost of living in Algiers is 21% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8449th and 7107th ($530 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Algeria vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Algiers compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5444th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Dushanbe

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	Algiers	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.8	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$403	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2080	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1215	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.67	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.14	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.43	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.9	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2595	$13630

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$446
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$362
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$426
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$344
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$378
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$393
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$396
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$379
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$371
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$388
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$503
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$429
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$474
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2685
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$532
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$417
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$500
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$428
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$410
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1491
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$510
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1359
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1468
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$505
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1084
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1360
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1548
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1136
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1192
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1092
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$449
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1261
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1266
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1325
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1219
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1282

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441