Dushanbe vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$401	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$420
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	73
😀 Quality of life	47	60
🏙️ Population	948K	4.8M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6897th and 4745th ($773 vs $1204) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6988th and 5850th 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	$4.86	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$5103

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965