Dushanbe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$276	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$6298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	40	96
🏙️ Population	863K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7313th and 6th ($638 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7225th and 8th 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	$4.75	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$17859

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028