Dushanbe vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$316	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$230
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	42	55
🏙️ Population	863K	1.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 42% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7031st and 8682nd ($712 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th 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 0.5 months in Isfahan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7474th and 6324th 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	$5.97	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$589

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640