Bangkok vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$416	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	35
😀 Quality of life	74	36
🏙️ Population	5.68M	863K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7600th ($941 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 1221st and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dushanbe

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	Bangkok	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$13506

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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