Dushanbe vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$265	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$2297
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	35	45
😀 Quality of life	36	76
🏙️ Population	863K	4.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 47% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7600th and 4650th ($605 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7359th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Jeddah

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	Dushanbe	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486