Berlin vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	95	40
🏙️ Population	3.68M	863K

The cost of living in Berlin is 215% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1759th and 7313th ($2013 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 19th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dushanbe

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	Berlin	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$13332

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423