Dushanbe vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$316	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$98
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	36
😀 Quality of life	42	50
🏙️ Population	863K	2.47M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 9% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7031st and 7398th ($712 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Tajikistan and Zambia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7474th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Lusaka

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	Dushanbe	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$11593

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692