Dushanbe vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$265	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	863K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 40% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7600th and 5424th ($605 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 months in Luanda. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7359th and 6024th 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	$5.46	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961