Dushanbe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$355	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$5229
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	948K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7063rd and 4th ($735 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and the United States, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7083rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs New York City

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	Dushanbe	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$21999

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188