Berlin vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$140
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	3.78M	863K

The cost of living in Berlin is 212% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1418th and 7031st ($2222 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 35th and 7474th 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	$16.6	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$7848

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393