Dushanbe vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$355
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$120
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
33
😀 Quality of life
46
25
🏙️ Population
948K
5.33M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 55% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7063rd and 8823rd ($735 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7083rd and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kabul

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Dushanbe Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$1540

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467