Dushanbe vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$792
🏠 One person rent	$265	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$192
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	35	38
😀 Quality of life	36	43
🏙️ Population	863K	929K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 99% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 7600th and 9203rd ($605 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Tajikistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.6 months in Khulna. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 7359th and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Khulna

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	Dushanbe	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$1380

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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 Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351