Bangkok vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1811
🏠 One person rent	$434	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	35
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	5.68M	948K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 29% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5606th and 6897th ($996 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2044th and 6988th 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	$3.36	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$6733

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438