Dushanbe vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$290	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$593
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	40
😀 Quality of life	36	57
🏙️ Population	863K	573K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 10% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7107th and 6678th ($672 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Rabat. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 7353rd and 5581st 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	$5.63	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$5427

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519