Dushanbe vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$265	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$883
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	36	76
🏙️ Population	863K	15.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 52% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7600th and 4347th ($605 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Tajikistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 7359th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Istanbul

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	Dushanbe	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899