Dushanbe vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$290	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	66
😀 Quality of life	36	47
🏙️ Population	863K	1.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 14% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7107th and 7921st ($672 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 7353rd and 6374th 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	$5.63	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$559

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699