Dushanbe vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$316	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$3793
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	863K	675K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 61% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7031st and 2645th ($712 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 7474th and 68th 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	$5.97	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$4093

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397