Bandung vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bandung	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1465	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$224	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$155
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	35
😀 Quality of life	39	36
🏙️ Population	2.88M	863K

The cost of living in Bandung is 15% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8087th and 7107th ($571 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Indonesia and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 7032nd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Dushanbe

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	Bandung	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.76	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.92	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.49%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$504	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.92	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8909	$13630

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$530
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$596
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$553
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$541
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$419
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$551
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$757
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$517
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$577
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$605
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$512
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$508
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$524
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$522
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$550
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$438
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$447
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$434
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$507
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$487
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$470
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$441
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$420
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$512
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$427
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$388
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$495
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$518
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$530
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$499
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$458
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1121
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$530

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