Dushanbe vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$290	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$552
😷 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 16% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7107th and 6428th ($672 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 7353rd and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dushanbe	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$14739

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442