Dushanbe vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$355	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$801
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	35	8
😀 Quality of life	46	56
🏙️ Population	948K	77.6K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7063rd and 5233rd ($735 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 7083rd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Phuket

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	Dushanbe	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$16566

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981