Dushanbe vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$265	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$2651
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	36	89
🏙️ Population	863K	521K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 61% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 7600th and 3152nd ($605 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 34th in Tajikistan and France, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 7359th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Lyon

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	Dushanbe	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457