Dushanbe vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$265	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$240
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	66
😀 Quality of life	36	48
🏙️ Population	863K	1.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 16% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7600th and 8454th ($605 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 72nd 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 7359th and 6375th 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	$5.46	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$594

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688