Dallas vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$150
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	35
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	1.3M	863K

The cost of living in Dallas is 309% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 837th and 7600th ($2471 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 7th in the United States and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 130th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Dushanbe

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	Dallas	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$13506

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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