Dushanbe vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$276	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$1658
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	40	56
🏙️ Population	863K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 39% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7313th and 5041st ($638 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.6 months in Luanda. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7225th and 5869th 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	$4.75	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$3479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$90.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$140
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	25.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$11511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$3466
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$171
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$14000

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953