Dublin vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	96	36
🏙️ Population	593K	863K

The cost of living in Dublin is 334% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 605th and 7600th ($2627 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Ireland and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 17th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Dushanbe

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	Dublin	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$13506

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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