Dushanbe vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$265	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$178
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	35	53
😀 Quality of life	36	44
🏙️ Population	863K	1.68M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 13% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7600th and 6903rd ($605 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Tajikistan and Uganda, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 7359th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kampala

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	Dushanbe	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$4369

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638