Dushanbe vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$265	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$200
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	48
😀 Quality of life	36	31
🏙️ Population	863K	2.81M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 33% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7600th and 5997th ($605 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Tajikistan and Sudan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 7359th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Omdurman

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	Dushanbe	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$2051

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

Cities near Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482