Dushanbe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$401	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$5389
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	948K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6897th and 4th ($773 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 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 6988th and 15th 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	$4.86	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$21713

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192