Dushanbe vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$316	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$1614
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	74
😀 Quality of life	42	62
🏙️ Population	863K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 34% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7031st and 5031st ($712 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tajikistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7474th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Johannesburg

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	Dushanbe	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915