Dushanbe vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$355	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$331
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	46	64
🏙️ Population	948K	9.31M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 59% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 7063rd and 8848th ($735 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Tajikistan and India, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 7083rd and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Hyderabad, India

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	Dushanbe	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$2573

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296