Dushanbe vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$265	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$919
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	18
😀 Quality of life	36	63
🏙️ Population	863K	151K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 38% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7600th and 5660th ($605 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Tajikistan and Montenegro, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 7359th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Podgorica

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	Dushanbe	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$6771

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274