Dortmund vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dortmund Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$648
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
35
😀 Quality of life
77
40
🏙️ Population
587K
863K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 119% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 3822nd and 7313th ($1401 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 8th in Germany and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 764th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dortmund vs Dushanbe infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dortmund vs Dushanbe

Prices for goods and services in Dortmund and Dushanbe are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dortmund Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$13332

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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