Dushanbe vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$355	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$866
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	8
😀 Quality of life	46	64
🏙️ Population	948K	133K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 44% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7063rd and 4552nd ($735 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7083rd and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Male

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	Dushanbe	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$3300

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327