Bangalore vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$219	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	35
😀 Quality of life	68	36
🏙️ Population	12.3M	863K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 12% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8398th and 7600th ($533 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in India and Tajikistan, respectively. Check India vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3159th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Dushanbe

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	Bangalore	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$13506

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366