Dushanbe vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$265	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$548
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	80
😀 Quality of life	36	65
🏙️ Population	863K	10.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 14% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7600th and 6882nd ($605 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Tajikistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7359th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Jakarta

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	Dushanbe	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506