Dushanbe vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$401	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$3784
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	47	92
🏙️ Population	948K	675K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 59% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6897th and 2470th ($773 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 months in Gothenburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6988th and 91st 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	$4.86	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$4650

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423