Dushanbe vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$290	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$1689
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	69
😀 Quality of life	36	81
🏙️ Population	863K	330K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 50% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7107th and 4220th ($672 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 7353rd and 469th 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	$5.63	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$7504

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591