Dushanbe vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$276	$1319
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$2448
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$4662
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	40	92
🏙️ Population	863K	2.3M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 71% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7313th and 1234th ($638 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1107th in Tajikistan and the United States, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 7225th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dushanbe	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$23011

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175