Dushanbe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dushanbe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$276
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$203
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
46
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
863K
3M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 20% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7313th and 8260th ($638 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 75th in Tajikistan and Iran, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7225th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dushanbe vs Mashhad infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dushanbe vs Mashhad

Prices for goods and services in Dushanbe and Mashhad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dushanbe Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$555

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700