Dushanbe vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$265	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$411
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	36	20
🏙️ Population	863K	2.86M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 64% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 7600th and 2779th ($605 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Tajikistan and North Korea, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 7359th and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Pyongyang

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	Dushanbe	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$3399

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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 Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1548
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1570
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1561
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1565
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1547
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1546
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1549
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1538
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1565
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1568
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1075
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$505
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$503
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$974
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1040
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1171
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1597
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1092
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1163
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1334
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1122
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1129
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1022
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1161
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1070
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$492
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1400
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1283
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$865