Dushanbe vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$265	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$1651
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	36	78
🏙️ Population	863K	592K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 58% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7600th and 3759th ($605 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st in Tajikistan and Spain, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 7359th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Malaga

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	Dushanbe	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449