Berlin vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$150
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	3.78M	863K

The cost of living in Berlin is 235% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7600th ($2027 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 21st and 7359th 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	$14.6	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13506

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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