Dushanbe vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$276	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$447
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	40	42
🏙️ Population	863K	116K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 4% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7313th and 7072nd ($638 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Tajikistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 7225th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Pattaya

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	Dushanbe	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$8397

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509