Dushanbe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$316	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$5599
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	42	98
🏙️ Population	863K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7031st and 4th ($712 vs $4203) 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 1.3 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 7474th and 11th 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	$5.97	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$22663

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174