Dushanbe vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$265	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$653
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	40
😀 Quality of life	36	63
🏙️ Population	863K	573K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 14% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7600th and 6866th ($605 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.9 months in Rabat. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7359th and 4758th 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	$5.46	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430