Dushanbe vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$316	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$1449
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	42	65
🏙️ Population	863K	678K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 35% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 7031st and 4961st ($712 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Tajikistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 7474th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Jeju Island

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	Dushanbe	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$20533

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895