Dushanbe vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$316	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$3432
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	78
😀 Quality of life	42	96
🏙️ Population	863K	687K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 63% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7031st and 2171st ($712 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Finland, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.8 months in Helsinki. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7474th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Helsinki

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	Dushanbe	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$8.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$13230

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1937
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1655
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1611
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1561
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1383
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1372
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1601
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1566
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1618
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1589
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1516
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$999
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1561
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1516
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1521
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1545
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1524
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1422
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1437
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1476
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1064
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1503
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1184
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1083
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1041
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1353
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1363
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1174