Dushanbe vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$2478
🏠 One person rent	$316	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$1931
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	42	74
🏙️ Population	863K	594K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 30% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 7031st and 5446th ($712 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 363rd in Tajikistan and Japan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kagoshima ranked 272nd in Japan, while ranked 7474th and 2456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kagoshima

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	Dushanbe	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$39.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$12844

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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 Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$931
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$927
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$918
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$917
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$889
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$898
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$888
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$905
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$866
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$880
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$862
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$846
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$900
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$853
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$914
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$914
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$899
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$991
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$898
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$894
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$913
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$914
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$909
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$891
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$948