Dhaka vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$118	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$150
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	35
😀 Quality of life	54	36
🏙️ Population	16.8M	863K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 29% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8899th and 7600th ($430 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bangladesh and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5971st and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Dushanbe

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	Dhaka	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$13506

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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