Dushanbe vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$265	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$2099
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	58
😀 Quality of life	36	83
🏙️ Population	863K	1.49M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 45% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 7600th and 4821st ($605 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in Tajikistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 7359th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Gwangju

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	Dushanbe	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$20814

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080