Dushanbe vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$316	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$1674
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	70
😀 Quality of life	42	81
🏙️ Population	863K	56.8K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 51% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7031st and 4118th ($712 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tajikistan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 7474th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Nicosia

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	Dushanbe	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769