Algiers vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Algiers	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1277	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$194	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$329	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	35
😀 Quality of life	62	42
🏙️ Population	2.36M	863K

The cost of living in Algiers is 27% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8536th and 7031st ($519 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Algeria and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Algeria vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5643rd and 7474th 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	$3.16	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$364	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2126	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.2	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.06	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.6	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3597	$7848

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$432
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$363
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$423
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$340
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$368
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$381
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$393
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$353
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$373
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$394
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$450
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$419
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$466
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2804
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$538
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$424
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$520
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$455
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$424
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1558
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$479
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$522
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1446
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1635
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$505
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1461
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1632
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1206
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1277
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1148
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$453
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1341
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1341
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1305
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1166
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1354

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393