Dushanbe vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$401	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$512
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	35	8
😀 Quality of life	47	55
🏙️ Population	948K	77.6K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6897th and 5497th ($773 vs $1010) 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6988th and 6330th 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	$4.86	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$13979

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992