Dushanbe vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$355	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$354
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	40
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	948K	573K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 5% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7063rd and 6865th ($735 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tajikistan and Morocco, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 7083rd and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Rabat

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	Dushanbe	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727