Dushanbe vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$265	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	37
😀 Quality of life	36	49
🏙️ Population	863K	2.47M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 18% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7600th and 6726th ($605 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7359th and 6269th 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	$5.46	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675