Dushanbe vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$265	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	73
😀 Quality of life	36	65
🏙️ Population	863K	1.85M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 21% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7600th and 6586th ($605 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Tajikistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 7359th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Manila

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	Dushanbe	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372