Dushanbe vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$316	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$3956
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	42	61
🏙️ Population	863K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 36% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7031st and 4912th ($712 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Angola, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7474th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Luanda

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	Dushanbe	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$19860

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032