Dushanbe vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$276	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$756
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$245
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	66
😀 Quality of life	40	50
🏙️ Population	863K	1.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 7% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7313th and 7675th ($638 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 42nd in Tajikistan and Iran, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 7225th and 6267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Isfahan

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	Dushanbe	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$644

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651