Dushanbe vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$355	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3974
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	46	92
🏙️ Population	948K	675K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 61% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7063rd and 2599th ($735 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Tajikistan and Sweden, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 7083rd and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Gothenburg

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	Dushanbe	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$4729

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481