Dushanbe vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$3668
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	84
😀 Quality of life	42	95
🏙️ Population	863K	1.91M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 67% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7031st and 1536th ($712 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tajikistan and Germany, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 7474th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Hamburg City

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	Dushanbe	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$27074

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429