Dushanbe vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$265	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$1696
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	36	78
🏙️ Population	863K	1.52M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 45% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7600th and 4793rd ($605 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 7359th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kobe

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	Dushanbe	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079